The Chief Executive, Department for Housing and Urban Development is proposing to rezone about 134 hectares of land at Sellicks Beach, to deliver a new master-planned community for approximately 1,700 new homes.
In order to safeguard the Sellicks Beach Growth Area (SBGA) for future urban development while air quality monitoring / assessments continue, it is proposed to progress a Joint Amendment to both the Planning and Design Code (the Code) and the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan (the Regional Plan).
This represents the first time a Joint Amendment has been made under section 73(1) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (the Act), and the first time a Regional Plan has been amended under section 73 of the Act.
The Joint Amendment will supersede the Sellicks Beach Code Amendment initiated in 2023.
The Joint Amendment proposes to:
Amend the Code to:
apply the Master Planned Neighbourhood (or similar), Concept Plan(s), subzone(s) and overlays to the Affected Area to guide urban development that is aligned with infrastructure provision
create and apply a new policy to defer urban development until the land is suitable for the intended land uses, subject to the resolution of an appropriate infrastructure delivery mechanism and the resolution of other constraints to urban development including completion of detailed air quality monitoring / assessments.
Amend the Regional Plan to:
Outcomes
The Sellicks Beach Growth Area Joint Amendment has been adopted by the Minister for Planning.
As a result of feedback received during the consultation period, several changes have been made to the Joint Amendment, including:
spatially applying the new ‘Infrastructure Coordination Overlay’ over the entire affected area, to coordinate the strategic use of land with necessary services and infrastructure, including a referral to a Scheme Coordinator in relation to an infrastructure delivery scheme in operation in the area affected by the overlay
spatially applying the ‘Noise and Air Emissions Overlay’ to the north-eastern quadrant of the affected area to assist in mitigating any noise impacts from the proposed activity centre, potential mass transit corridor and Berg Herring Winery
amending Concept Plan 163 – Sellicks Beach Land Use to clarify that a neighbourhood activity centre is proposed.
Changes were also made to the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan, including:
establishing a ‘Recommendations’ Sub-Theme within the Coordination and Delivery Theme to outline the Complying Change process and clearly identifying the recommendation to amend the Code
creating new spatial layers and attributes to identify the recommendation to amend the Code in the Regional Plan’s property search functionality and within the Future Greenfield Growth Area mapping layer
retaining the ‘Greenways’ layer as it applies to the area affected based on the areas of open space shown on the proposed Concept Plan(s) and alignment with the Regional Plan’s Greenways layer
adjusting the wording of the conditions to the Complying Change to improve the clarity of expression, and remove reference to ‘to the satisfaction of the Minister for Planning’, given the Minister must initiate or agree to a complying change in any case.
In relation to feedback about the density of development, it is noted that the proposed zoning provides for a variety of density and housing outcomes to reflect the need for housing choice and variety experienced in today’s housing market.
The future Infrastructure Scheme will help to guide appropriate densities, ensuring that density occurs in a manner consistent with planned infrastructure and so that infrastructure is delivered in accordance with the demand for services.
View the full engagement report for more information about what we heard during the consultation and how stakeholder feedback was considered in finalising the Joint Amendment.
