Media response - Sellicks Structure Plan
Published on 08 December 2020
Response to The Advertiser.
- I've seen some of the community feedback/thoughts [on the Sellicks Structure Plan] so far, so are you able to provide me with some comment from council on that? E.g. what this means for the community at the moment, why a structure plan is important, etc.
Comments attributed to Mayor Erin Thompson
We want to hear from our community about what they think Sellicks Beach should look like in the future, what should guide future development, and what are the issues and opportunities that need to be considered.
The region is changing, with a growing population, the duplication of Main South Road and a number of significant projects underway in nearby Aldinga, including the new B-12 School.
Additionally, the state government identifies Sellicks Beach as ‘planned urban lands’ in its 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, and a new Planning and Design Code comes into effect next year.
Therefore council is getting on the front foot by developing the Sellicks Beach Structure Plan so we are prepared for the future. A structure plan will help us establish a set of objectives and principles for the future spatial arrangements for Sellicks, and identify key infrastructure priorities.
It will help us identify how the delivery of key infrastructure can unlock and coordinate development opportunities, ensuring any future development at Sellicks Beach is well-serviced and proceeds as an orderly extension of the existing urban area.
A Structure Plan isn’t a rezoning process, and it doesn’t infer support of rezoning or address individual development proposals. Once finalised though, the Structure Plan will be used by council to influence decisions that promote good community and environmental outcomes and positively shape the urban form. It also ensures we have a strong position, backed by the community and technical investigations, to respond to any rezoning applications that may be lodged.
I’d encourage everyone to provide their feedback at our Your Say page—where you’ll find the draft plan and lots of other resources—until 21 February 2021, and to register for one of our rescheduled community information sessions in February.
ENDS