Hundreds of new homes for northern suburbs

Up to 300 new homes will be built on a vacant parcel of land in the northern suburbs after the South Australian Government rezoned the area for more housing.

The vacant site is situated south of John Rice Avenue at Elizabeth South, between Philip Highway and Commercial Road, opposite the former Holden factory site.

The vacant site was set aside for commercial or industrial purposes but was never developed. It will now be able to accommodate low to medium density housing.

The 12-hectare site is ideally positioned near hospitals and health services, shopping centres, schools, jobs, public transport, park lands, and the Little Para River Nature Reserve.

A sales process is now underway, led by Renewal SA, with a single-stage Expression of Interest (EOI) process for the direct sale of 8.5 hectares on the site.

The state government owns 9.1 hectares, with the City of Playford responsible for the remaining 3 hectares. Developers will be encouraged to work with the council to ensure the area is developed in a coordinated and integrated manner.

The rezoning process included extensive consultations and investigations, including traffic and infrastructure assessments.

The rezoning states there will be public open space on the eastern and western ends of the Affected Area, with the Urban Tree Canopy Overlay to apply over the entire site.

This promotes the planting of new trees and the retention of existing mature trees such as those that line the John Rice Avenue boundary of the site.

This rezoning and housing opportunity complements key investment in the surrounding area which includes the emergence of the Lionsgate Business Park on the former automotive site, the continued expansion of defence industries in neighbouring Edinburgh, the expansion of the Lyell McEwin Hospital and the development of the surrounding Playford Health Hub, and plans for the redevelopment and transformation of Salisbury City Centre.

This rezoning is one of the many Code Amendments identified in the Housing Roadmap, which seeks to increase the supply of land to create more homes to help address the housing crisis.

The final Code Amendment and full engagement report can be viewed on the PlanSA website.

The engagement report includes a summary of the written submissions and feedback received, changes to the amendment and the reasons for those changes.