Code Amendment ID: 10062 Point Turton and Port Victoria Urban Growth

The affected areas are currently in the Deferred Urban Zone of the Planning and Design Code which seeks to safeguard land for future urban growth. A portion of both of the affected land areas, approximately two hectares in the southeast corner in Port Victoria and 12 hectares in the northern section of Point Turton, have already been developed into residential allotments.

The Code Amendment seeks to align the zoning with this current land use and to make the remaining areas available for future residential development. The subject area at Port Victoria was rezoned from Rural Living and General Farming (Port Victoria) to Residential (Deferred) in 2004 and then to Deferred Urban in 2012. The subject area at Point Turton was rezoned from General Farming to Holiday Settlement (Deferred) in 2004 and then to Deferred Urban in 2012.

The demand for residential land has increased on the Yorke Peninsula in the last couple of years with coastal allotments taking preference. The owners of substantial allotments at both affected areas have expressed interest in lodging new land division applications which would finalise the developments which have already commenced but still require completion of the stormwater and wastewater management systems, roads and associated infrastructure.