25 year broadacre land supply

 

Recognising the importance of retaining choice, future development on Adelaide’s fringes will continue to occur, but it must occur hand in hand with transport and infrastructure planning.

About 30-40 percent of all growth over the next 30 years is expected to occur in broadacre developments on Adelaide’s fringes or in nearby townships.

A rolling 25-year supply of broadacre land will be identified for both residential and employment purposes, with 15 years zoned for use at any time.

By acting to ensure a continuous, reliable supply of residential, commercial and industrial land, South Australia will maintain its competitive advantage in land affordability.

The urban boundary will be carefully extended to ensure housing supply for those seeking a suburban lifestyle, while protecting valuable agricultural, tourism and environmental areas.

To achieve this will require:

  • fast-track rezoning of some of the land brought within the urban boundary in December 2007, but not before these areas have been structure planned
  • further potential adjustments to the urban boundary, in particular in the north
  • new investigation areas to be identified for future additional growth centres

Any new Investigation Areas will be assessed for potential future growth, based on the following principles:

  • Proximity to existing transport corridors, particularly rail
  • Minimal impact on high-value agricultural lands and high conservation value native vegetation, and
  • Proximity to major employment lands.

Use of State significant development powers

Once identified and structure planned, Transit Oriented Developments and some other Growth Precincts will be delivered using state significant development powers.

This will speed the zoning and assessment processes for these areas, which will be a key to delivering the Plan for Adelaide.

Timely provision of infrastructure

An Infrastructure Coordinating Group comprising relevant State Government and utility agencies will be established to properly sequence the provision of infrastructure with the growth of new suburbs and the increases in densities within existing areas.