Development Plan - City of Playford - SA.Gov.au

• private open space;
• site coverage;
• built form, particularly for housing which is two storeys and above.
9.2 Policy Approach
The development of an appropriate policy framework should take into consideration the planning
principles already established for the Area Affected arising from the Playford North Master Plan and
Blakeview Structure Plan. Both of these documents take into account the preferred direction of
Council, and have been designed to achieve best practise in urban design and the achievement of
a variety of housing form and density outcomes.
A wide range of factors dictate what is the most appropriate mechanism to implement new planning
policy. These factors include:
• the specific nature of new policy considered necessary both in terms of policy detail and spatial
application;
• the need to establish detailed structure plans and staging plans;
• the specific nature of the existing zoning which applies to development within the Area Affected;
• the area of land contained within the Area Affected which would be subject to policy variation.
Considerations about the development policy approach have focussed on achieving the following
outcomes:
• orderly future growth of the urban area, with appropriate staging to ensure the effective delivery
of services and associated infrastructure;
• an urban design philosophy significantly different that that typical for fringe areas in recent
decades;
• a variety of housing density outcomes with a focus on housing affordability.
In considering all of the above, the recommended policy approach is to:
• replace all existing zones which apply to the broad hectare areas of the Area Affected in order
to clearly establish a comprehensive set of new policy, including structure plans and concept
plans as required;
• amend all zones which apply to the established areas of the Area Affected in order to establish
additional/varied policy aimed at further encouraging urban renewal, housing choice and
housing affordability;
• introduce amendments to a number of Council-wide provisions relating to residential
development and land division, as these provisions apply to the Area Affected;
• establish new structure plans, concept plans and mapping.
It is recommended that a flexible policy framework approach be adopted that will allow the
development industry (comprising both the public and private sector) to develop housing at a
variety of densities, with a clear focus on attractive and sustainable urban design.
The proposed planning policy establishes desired character statements together with supporting
objectives and principles of development control for a series of new zones which will apply to the
Area Affected. Multiple new zones are required as activity nodes will need to be established in key
areas in order to support the new community. These nodes will include activity centres and
commercial zones.
The following sections explain the key components of the proposed policy framework, including
rationale for the proposed amendments to the Development Plan.
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