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

Land situated to the south of Davoren Road is generally flat with a slight fall to the south.
The general topography of the land is not considered to be an impediment to the construction of
dwellings (eg excavation/retaining) however the generally flat nature of the area will require
significant stormwater disposal infrastructure to be implemented in future development.
Particular policies which relate allotment size to gradient may be desirable in the far eastern portion
of the area affected, together with policies which deal with earthworks, retaining walls, driveway
gradients and landscaping.
5.2 Vegetation
Due to the historical use of broad hectare land for agriculture and in particular cropping, limited
vegetation remains. Remaining vegetation is generally limited to planted vegetation within road
reserves, existing areas of open space including schools and within LMC owned land north of
Curtis Road where portions of vacant land has been re-planted with vegetation by the LMC.
Within these locations, a number of significant trees exist, in particular within LMC owned land north
of Curtis Road where the vegetation has had limited maintenance and has developed forms and
structural traits which are generally considered unsuitable for inclusion with urban areas.
Remnant native vegetation within reserve areas is evident at the corner of Stebonheath and Fradd
Road, Munno Para West. This location contains native grasses and small scale native shrubs. The
identified species are of sufficient relevance and rarity to warrant retention and is identified to be
retained as the species are rare in this locality. Apart from this location, there are no other known
stratums of remnant native vegetation within broad hectare landholdings.
The LMC commissioned a survey of all existing trees within the broadhectare areas north of Curtis
Road and west of Main North Road. The survey, undertaken by Arborman Tree Solutions Pty Ltd,
provided the following summary:
The tree population of the Playford Project has been divided into nine main areas. The majority
of trees within these areas that were identified as achieving the required measurement of a
regulated tree either achieved very little or none of criteria to qualify as a significant tree
according to the Significant Tree Legislation. Many of the trees are unidentified Western
Australian mallee species and displayed poor structure and very limited useful life
expectancies.
There appear to be isolated examples of significant trees located within existing residential
properties with the Peachey Belt, although no survey information is available at present.
5.3 Service Infrastructure
KBR were actively involved in the preparation of the Playford North Master Plan, whilst Wallbridge
and Gilbert were involved in the preparation of the Blakeview Structure Plan. As such, additional
engineering investigations were not considered necessary as part of the DPA process. The
following sections outline some of the key issues identified, the rationale for key aspects of the
plans prepared, and key considerations for planning policy.
5.3.1 Munno Para West and Munno Para
Land located within Munno Para West falls in a south westerly direction, towards the intersection of
Stebonheath Road and Curtis Road. It is recommended that:
• the drainage network of this area comprise underground pipes to convey the minor event flows;
• major event flows could be contained within the above ground road network in order to prevent
inundation of private property.
It is observed that the road network will need to be carefully planned in relation to local topography,
to prevent the use of localized detention basins caused by any low spots that may be formed in the
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