Structure Plan - Rural City of Murray Bridge

INTRODUCTIONThis Structure Plan, recommends planning directions • required transport improvements and augmentationto achieve the objectives set out in the 30 Year Plan for(including thresholds for new and existing / upgradedGreater Adelaide and the Murray Mallee Region Plan.road infrastructure) and review and investigation of thecapacity for transport improvements and augmentationIn developing this Structure Plan, regard has been given to where required. These issues being informed by aState Government, Regional Development Australia and separate Integrated Transport and Traffi c ManagementCouncil planning documents and the State Government’s Plan (ITTMP) being undertaken in parallel to thisStructure Planning guidelines.Structure Plan;• investigation of existing infrastructure availability andSpecifi c investigations were undertaken covering thecapacity (including water, reclaimed water, sewer,following issues:power, gas, stormwater, telecommunications and• the spatial context and location of the Study Areabroadband), and transport required infrastructurerelative to the regional, district, neighbourhood andaugmentation and capability;local centres and townships;• existing economic and commercial services and• the current township structure and population,facilities and required economic services and facilitiesincluding an analysis of relevant demographic data and to support urban expansion;trends;• employment availability, accessibility and growth• population and housing projections including theprospects;potential capacity of the area (dwellings / population) as • demand for retail fl oorspace including spatialinformed by the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide and requirements according to a hierarchy of mixed usethe Murray Mallee Region Plan;activity centres to serve the needs of the development;• the existing transport network (public and private), • existing social infrastructure provision and capacity inconnectivity and linkages both within the Study Areathe locality and required social infrastructure services toand surrounding townships in the region;support urban expansion;• linkages to the South Eastern Freeway and, in0401particular, the role and function of the interchanges andsurrounding environs;• availability, nature and composition of land for urbanexpansion (opportunities and constraints) including:– development capability / predisposition;– land use confl icts and interface issues;– environmental issues (fl ora and fauna conservationand biodiversity including identifi cation of anyremnant and / or endangered native species);– topography; and– European and aboriginal heritage (including heritagesites and places).• potential to provide a range of innovative housing typesand densities including aged and affordable housinginitiatives;• existing relevant strategies, policies and controls andin the context of alignment with the South AustralianStrategic Plan, the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide,the Murray Mallee Region Plan and other relevantplans, strategies and reports; and• aspirations of the Rural City of Murray Bridge, thecommunity and key stakeholders.Based on historical trends, a population growth rate of1.8% and an additional dwelling target of 6,000 dwellings,as expressed by the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaideappears the most likely growth outcome. Howeverin order to ensure that forward planning does notunderestimate potential growth, the Structure Plan modelsfor population growth averaging 2.3% per annum.Table 1.1 provides population and dwelling growth targetsat fi ve year intervals based on the preferred growthscenario.Table 1.1: Preferred Population, Dwelling and JobTarget Scenario*Growth from 2008**Includes regional jobs, i.e. jobs in agriculture, tourism, Monarto andother townshipsPopulation targets are aspirational indicatorsused for strategic planning purposes and are notforecasts of the future. Population projectionsare intended to illustrate the consequences ofselected assumptions on the size, age structure andgeographic distribution of population and are oftenbased on data/trends drawn from preceding years.