Closes 7 May 2025, 5:00 pm
The Far North Regional Plan sets a 30-year vision for sustainable land use, infrastructure, and environmental stewardship across the region. It addresses unique challenges of a remote setting, prioritising community connectivity, cultural and environmental preservation, including biodiversity, Aboriginal heritage, and support for vulnerable species.
With a population of 25,560, the Plan promotes diverse housing for an ageing population, workers, and tourists, while strengthening remote connections. Contributing over a quarter of South Australia’s energy needs, the region’s mining, renewable energy, and ecotourism sectors are poised for growth, supported by initiatives like the Northern Water Project and UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Ikara-Flinders Range.
Background
The Commission, with support from Planning and Land Use Services, is preparing six new country regional plans for South Australia:
- Kangaroo Island
- Yorke and Mid North
- Eyre and Western
- Far North
- Limestone Coast
- Murray Mallee.
These plans play an important role in guiding sustainable growth by identifying land use and long-term infrastructure over a 15 to 30-year period. They outline where new housing and employment areas will be located, how services will be delivered, and what infrastructure is needed while exploring different growth scenarios.
In 2023, an online Visioning Workshop was held to gather insights to support the initial development of the Plan. Stakeholders unable to attend the workshops were invited to provide feedback through a survey hosted on the YourSAy platform. You can read more about the community’s insights in the What We Heard Report.
The information collected during the workshops and the YourSAy survey have informed the development of the Plan.
Have your say
You are invited to provide feedback on the Plan by 5:00 pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025.
Have your say by:
- taking our survey on the Far North Regional Plan YourSAy
- completing the PlanSA online submission form
- emailing a submission to plansasubmissions@sa.gov.au with the subject line: Submission: Far North Regional Plan
- posting your written submission to:
Planning and Land Use Services
Attention: Growth Management Team
Department for Housing and Urban Development
GPO BOX 1815, ADELAIDE SA 5001
Events
Join an online information session to hear directly from our team about the Plan and learn how you can have your say.
Register for a session at PlanSA Eventbrite.
Engagement documents
- Far North Regional Plan
- Proposal to Initiate (PDF, 888 KB)
- What We Heard Report (PDF, 112 KB)
- Map of Far North planning region (PDF, 1768 KB)
- Easy Read Survey (PDF, 366 KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 281 KB)
- Far North Regional Plan Summary (PDF, 897 KB)
- Easy Read Guide (PDF, 443 KB)
- Fact Sheet (PDF, 244 KB)
- Country Regional Plans - Engagement Plan (PDF, 657 KB)
What are the next steps?
Following consultation, your feedback will be considered, and the Plan updated.
The updated Plan will be provided to the State Planning Commission for endorsement with the final version expected to be released late 2025.
The Plan will be fully digital and accessible via the Regional Planning Portal.
