Peachey Belt Landscape Precinct Plan (12367 kb) - City of Playford

2.0 OPEN SPACE STRATEGY2.1 BACKGROUNDThe City of Playford is unique to other metropolitanCouncils in that it services a rapidly growing populationthrough urbanisation within the expanding urban growthboundary, and has three distinct rural townships withinthe Hills Face Zone and on the western coastal plains.The Council area is divided by signifi cant transportcorridors including Main North Road, the Adelaide toGawler Railway Line, Port Wakefi eld Road and theNorthern Expressway (NEXY).The physical connection between the plains and thehills is illustrated within the Peachey Belt by drainagechannels and waterways such as Smith Creek, while theproject area refl ects the character of the broader Citythrough expansive open spaces such as StebonheathPark.Sport has provided the City with a profi le that reachesacross the metropolitan area as a successful, committedand competitive community, and as a destinationfor high level competition and achievement. KalaraReserve is a prominant example, hosting the Elizabethand Districts Junior Soccer Association which attractssignifi cant numbers of participants and visitors to theCity throughout the year.The Peachey Belt also characterised by an abundanceof local and neighbourhood level open space.2.1.1 Regional ContextThe Peachey Belt is within the City’s North Westplanning region. This region contains considerablymore purpose built sports fi elds than any other region ofCouncil indicating that participation in structured sportsis a focus for recreation in this area.There is an opportunity to increase the number ofneighbourhood level reserves comparable to the NorthEast and South East and broaden the recreation andphysical activity outlets available to existing and newresidents by building neighbourhood level recreationopportunities into district and regional level reserves.city of playford august 2008Smith Creek has a limited interface with adjacenthousing, improving the passive surveillance, andproviding landscape that results in a cooler local climateand attractive, safe and defi ned recreation trail willsignifi cantly enhance the functionality of this linearreserve to the surrounding community.There are a number of schools in the region thatcurrently provide a neighbourhood recreation function,consideration needs to be given to the future of thesespaces with the Playford North development likely toresult in a reduction of school sites.Summary of PrioritiesActions in this region will need to focus on rationalisingthe number of Local and Operational Level reserves,and establish focal points for community activity thatsatisfy the needs of families specifi cally:— child friendly play experiences;— junior and community sport;— friend and family functions;— relaxation; and— fi tness activities (running, cycling, walking andwalking the dog).ApproachThis can primarily be achieved through multi functionalspaces that cater for sports and unstructured recreationand provide opportunities for fi tness during the evening,subsequently District and Regional level open space willneed to be the focus for satisfying this range of activities.Secondary to the creation of community focal pointswithin District and Regional level reserves is thetargeted enhancement of Neighbourhood open space tomeet the needs of young children and parents seekingplay experiences.Key LocationsStebonheath ParkKooranowaSmith CreekKalara ReserveOutcomesGreater activity on fewer reserves with opportunities forless congested spaces within neighbourhood planningprecincts by:— Reducing or enhancing existing Local reserves (lessthan half a hectare)— Reducing or enhancing non functional Operationalreserves.— Building in a range of experiences within largerreserves.— Activation of larger reserves increasing passivesurveillance and public safety.7