The issues that led Tasmania's Planning Commission (TPC) to reject the proposed Hobart AFL stadium are "matters of opinion and choice", the head of the agency in charge of the contentious development says.

The planning commission on Wednesday recommended the Macquarie Point AFL stadium not proceed, finding the $1 billion-plus stadium planned for Hobart's waterfront to be too big for the inner-city site, created an isolated precinct that did not fit with the area's heritage character, and the economic benefits of the development had been overstated.

Macquarie Point Development Corporation (MPDC) chief executive Anne Beach said the report found the project "can be built, developed and operated safely", and wasn't deterred by the three key issues that led to the rejection.

"Importantly,

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