Janice Miller is waiting to breathe a sigh of relief.

The resident of Evandale, in northern Tasmania, has spent years trying to dissuade Sydney-based developers from building a large housing estate outside her historic town.

Last month, the local council refused to move forward with a rezoning request that would facilitate the project.

"We were thrilled to bits,"

Ms Miller said.

But the developer, Traders In Purple, is expected to ask the Tasmanian Planning Commission to review that decision.

'It would sprawl out'

Evandale is famous for its annual penny-farthing races, Sunday markets and heritage-listed Georgian architecture.

When Traders In Purple revealed plans in 2018 to double the size of the community, with a new suburb over 242 hectares of agricultural land, many residents

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