News on the Townships & Urban Areas Development Plan Amendments
When the original four Councils amalgamated to form the
Adelaide Hills Council, a new Development Plan was created
by combining the preceding Councils’ Development Plans.
Some parts of the new Development Plan were well developed
with comprehensive and useful policies, while other parts were
less so. Council resolved to address this imbalance in the
area’s towns and country living areas.
The Townships and Urban Areas Development Plan
Amendments (DPA) is the result of a lengthy consultation and
development process. A draft DPA has been endorsed by
Council and sent to the Minister for Planning for approval
before going to the public consultation stage.
The DPA proposes to provide state-of-the-art development
policy which will be consistent across the Council area. The
major changes proposed are:
• introducing formal Zones and Policy Areas for the major
townships within the Onkaparinga and Torrens Valleys;
• introducing separate Policy Areas for Stirling, Aldgate and
Bridgewater within the Country Living Zone;
• strict criteria to guide the creation of smaller allotments in
some situations;
• the use of ‘Desired Character Statements’ to describe how
a particular place should be developed over time;
• improvement of policies relating to energy efficiency;
• introduction of “Settlement” Policy Areas within the
Watershed (Primary Production) Zone to provide specific
guidance appropriate to some closely settled areas
(e.g. Verdun) in a way that is not addressed in the current
W(PP) Zone itself;
• amalgamation of the 5 Residential Zones covering
Rostrevor, Woodforde and Teringie into one Residential Zone
with a Foothills Policy Area for the larger allotment areas and
a Medium Density Policy Area for the more densely settled
areas close to Glen Stuart Road, Rostrevor;
• rezoning of Rostrevor College and Womma Oval from
Residential 1D to Community Zone: Education Policy
Area to recognize the existing school use;
• rezoning of some properties in Stirling/Aldgate from
Public Purpose Zone to Country Living Zone as these
properties are no longer in public or community ownership;
• enabling more opportunities for home-based businesses;
The draft DPA is only available for public viewing after the
Minister approves it for public consultation. Any questions can
be directed to Mike Flehr, Senior Strategic and Policy Planner
on 8408 0503 or at mf
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Environmental & Nature Conservation
Council is developing an Environmental and Nature Strategy with
community, organisations and agencies.
A number of key themes have been identified:
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Land use planning
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Corridors and linkages
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Bushfire management
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Roadsides
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Habitat quality
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Land management practises
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Community capacity building
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Partnerships
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Resources and funding
The draft Strategy is now being consolidated with information and actions being prepared for each of the themes.
There will be more opportunity for the community to be involved with the release of the draft Strategy in June 2013.
Consultation on proposed
Road and Place naming policy
Councils have a legal responsibility to adopt a place and road naming policy. A draft Place
and Road Naming Policy is being considered by Council to provide a framework for deciding
on appropriate names for roads, parks and reserves.
The public was invited to comment on the draft, which was on exhibition for 4 weeks. After this, the draft, along with
any community suggestions, will be considered by Council’s Strategic Planning and Development Policy Committee for
adoption.
Under the policy, Council must approve or assign a name to all private and public roads, but not to un-made
or un-formed roads.
For more information, contact Mike Flehr, Senior Strategic and Policy Planner on 8408 0503 or at
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