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

Housing SA
Housing SA owns a considerable number of properties/dwellings within the Peachey Belt.
Based on 2001 Census data for the suburbs of Davoren Park, Smithfield and Smithfield Plains,
Housing SA owns approximately 35% of the existing residential dwelling stock. Over the past
decade or so the number and proportion of Housing SA owned properties has declined
considerably, down from approximately 55% of the total housing stock at the 1991 Census.
It is evident that there are several distinct clusters of relatively high concentrations of Housing SA
properties, these being:
• west of Peachey Road and south of Curtis Road, Smithfield Plains, comprising mainly double
units and vacant land;
• west of Peachey Road, south of Davoren Road and north of Whittington Road, Davoren Park,
comprising a mix of single and double units;
• west of Bishopstone’s Road, south of Bulkington Road and north of Womma Road, Davoren
Park, comprising predominantly double units;
• east of Peachey Road, Smithfield Plains, approximately 20% of the overall housing stock,
primarily in the form of single units;
• south of Whittington Road, east of Ward Street, west of Coventry Road and north of Neagle
Road, Davoren Park, comprising primarily double units.
1.5.2 Land Use/Site History
The substantial majority of existing broad hectare land located within the Area Affected is used for
cropping and grazing purposes, or is otherwise vacant. It is understood that historically much of the
existing broad hectare land was actively used for farming/grazing purposes until purchased by the
South Australian Urban Land Trust in the 1970’s.
Those areas which have been more intensively developed include:
• a residential enclave located north of Craigmore Road, Blakeview, which was established within
the last decade;
• the established suburb of Munno Para, located immediately to the west of Main North Road.
This suburb has been essentially developed for residential purposes by the then South
Australian Housing Trust. The suburb was developed in a Radburn style layout for and
includes:
- a State Primary School, local shopping centre (owned by LMC) and largely
undeveloped reserve on Karri Street which links Main North Road with the Munno Para
Railway Station;
- the Munno Para Bowls Club on the intersection of Main North and Curtis Roads;
- State heritage listed 1890 house at 36 Maltarra Road; and
- Many houses owned by Housing SA and the Defence Housing Authority.
• the developing suburb of Munno Para West, where original horticultural activities have steadily
been displaced by the ad-hoc division of land into residential allotments;
• the well established suburbs of Smithfield Plains and Davoren Park, the majority of which was
developed in the 1960’s by the then SAHT and known as the Peachey Belt. The majority of this
area was developed for residential purposes, however is serviced by three Local Centres, all of
which contain small scale retail and/or consulting room type facilities. The Peachey Belt also
includes two Primary School’s and one Secondary School, plus the Para West Adult Campus.
Light industrial and commercial uses are located adjacent to Curtis Road, Smithfield and also
Playford North DPA -8-
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