The Commission also recognises the value of heritage and character areas. We acknowledge these areas offer limited opportunity to accommodate growth. The Commission will not investigate the Barossa and McLaren Vale Character Preservation Districts (CPDs). The Commission will also not review the Hills Face Zone, or smaller townships (such as Myponga and Carrickalinga).

The Environment and Food Protection Areas (EFPAs), along with the CPDs, cover 89% of the Greater Adelaide Region as demonstrated in the figure below. The EFPAs primarily preclude land division for residential development and protect our prime food and wine regions from urban encroachment. Variations to the EFPAs can only be made if a 15-year supply of urban land cannot be identified outside of those areas, so the Commission will only look to the EFPAs to accommodate long term growth.