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

Residential Development
9 A range of different dwelling types should be located throughout the zone to meet the diverse housing
needs of the population.
10 Development should contribute to the upgrading and enhancement of the area.
11 Individual housing developments comprising more than 30 dwellings should contain a mix of housing
types and sizes, and be designed to reduce the apparent scale of the development.
12 New dwellings and front landscaping should be designed to integrate with and enhance the
established streetscape, and where front fencing is characteristic of residential development in the
locality, new front fencing of an attractive, complementary form and height and durable design.
13 Upgrading of existing dwellings should enhance their streetscape appeal by incorporating verandahs,
front porches, window shading, garages or carports and other features, and in the case of semidetached
dwellings, should also incorporate design features which differentiate one dwelling from its
adjoining neighbour.
14 Transportable dwellings and dwellings which are elevated on stumps, posts, piers, columns or the like
should not be established in the zone. Where such dwellings are proposed they should have an
appearance of permanency by enclosing suspended footings with brickwork or timber, the use of
verandahs pergolas and suitable landscaping and conform with all other residential design criteria.
Building Setbacks
15 Where streets are being comprehensively redeveloped, primary street setbacks can be lower than
that prescribed elsewhere in the Development Plan, to a minimum of 3.0 metres.
16 Buildings on corner allotments should address both street frontages while also achieving adequate
privacy to the dwelling and primary private open space area.
17 Where an allotment immediately adjoins a public open space, clear, safe and efficient pedestrian
access should be provided, along with adequate visitor parking. Front fencing and landscaping should
be provided to give clear delineation between the private and public realm whilst ensuring passive
surveillance of the public area.
18 Side boundary setbacks should be consistent with the Council-wide provisions of the Development
Plan except where a comprehensive development scheme is proposed over a master planned
development area that includes Council approved building envelope plans.
19 Single storey components of buildings should be set back a minimum of 3 metres from the rear
boundary except where the rear boundary adjoins a rear lane in which case the setback may be
reduced to 0 metres.
20 Two and three storey components of buildings should be setback a minimum of 6.0 metres from the
rear boundary unless:
(a)
it can be demonstrated that a lesser setback to a minimum of 3 metres:
(i) maintains solar access for adjoining properties; and
(ii) minimises the loss of visual and acoustic privacy for future residents; and
(iii) avoids direct overlooking of private open space areas of any adjoining sites from upper
level living rooms; and
(iv) allows for the provision of sufficient private open space.
(b) the rear boundary is a laneway in which circumstance the setback to this boundary may be 0
metres.