The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide A volume of the South Australian Planning Strategy Government of South Australia Department of Planning and Local Government The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide A volume of the South Australian Planning Strategy This document is The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide. The document has been prepared as a volume of the South Australian Planning Strategy pursuant to section 22 of the Development Act 1993 and is subject to change. For further information Please visit www.plan4adelaide.sa.gov.au or telephone the Department of Planning and Local Government on 08 8303 0760. Disclaimer While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that this document is correct at the time of publication, the Minister for Urban Development and Planning, the State of South Australia, its agencies, instrumentalities, employees and contractors disclaim any and all liability to any person in respect to anything or the consequence of anything done or omitted to be done in reliance upon the whole or any part of this document. ISBN 978-0-7590-0114-5 © Government of South Australia. Published 2010. All rights reserved. i TThhee 3300--YYeeaarr PPllaann ffoorr GGrreeaatteerr AAddeellaaiiddee ii iii The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide Premier of South AuStrAliA A message from Mike Rann The vision and foresight that In addition, we are establishing an Colonel William Light brought to his Integrated Design Commission— Premier design for Adelaide—Australia’s an Australia-first initiative—to first planned city—remain defining ensure the changing face of our Minister for Economic features of our capital. city is co-ordinated and of the Development highest quality. Today, amid the rapidly changing Minister for Social Inclusion ways in which we live, work, travel We want South Australia to be and relate to our environment, as celebrated for excellence in Minister for the Arts the challenges and opportunities design as we are for our mines, Minister for Sustainability and for Adelaide’s growth have rarely our festivals and our leadership been greater. in renewable energy. Climate Change That is why the South Australian We all want a vibrant, liveable city. Government is releasing The Over the past decade, our state 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide. has enjoyed strong economic For the next three decades, the growth with record numbers of Plan will guide where people South Australians in work. live, how we manage population However, the global economic growth, and how we create jobs. downturn provides a timely It will inform our transport and reminder that we must now— infrastructure priorities, it will help more than ever—improve our drive our future budget settings competitiveness, and plan for and service planning, and it will sustainable jobs for the future. aid us in further protecting our We have set an ambitious target environment. for Greater Adelaide of 282,000 It will also emphasise the value jobs over the next 30 years. we place on Adelaide’s heritage We will support that aim by setting and unique character, and help aside land critical to employment, underpin the highest quality in by targeting job creation at a integrated design, as we build regional level, and by establishing our future heritage. specialist industry precincts for Under this Plan, around 80 per cent new and existing sectors such of our existing urban character will as defence, mining, renewable remain largely unchanged. energy and higher education. iv To ensure we lead the nation in The Plan will be underpinned The 30-Year Plan for Greater the management of a growing by the largest infrastructure Adelaide outlines an exciting population, we will set clear investment in our state’s vision for our city. targets for the levels and location history—$11.4 billion over four I acknowledge the contribution of new housing, and ensure that a years to upgrade and modernise of everyone involved in its rolling supply of land is available, our transport networks, hospitals development and finalisation, affordable and accessible. and schools, and to supply particularly the members of the the water needed to sustain This will not only make Greater public who made submissions population and economic growth. Adelaide attractive to skilled during the consultation phase, workers from interstate and The 30-Year Plan for Greater and the input of local government. overseas, but also help reduce Adelaide will, in turn, support that These valuable community the number of working-age investment through the location of contributions are reflected in the people choosing to relocate new housing near those transport targets and strategies outlined in beyond our borders. networks, as well as close to new this document. and existing infrastructure. The Plan sets new benchmarks in urban planning by locating new In addition, our buildings and housing developments close to suburbs will be designed to public transport networks, enabling be more energy efficient, we us to create well-connected and will reduce over-reliance on safe residential precincts that allow motor vehicles, and we will residents to work, shop and access create a network of green and services closer to where they live. open-space precincts. Mike Rann We will locate a majority of our As with our renowned parklands Premier of South Australia new housing within the established designed by Colonel Light, these metropolitan area, and in transit- will have a cooling effect to help Minister for Economic Development oriented developments along our mitigate the forecast impacts of transport corridors. climate change. The Plan will also drive more efficient use of water through innovative building design, and increased water re-use and recycling initiatives to sustain our parks and open spaces. v The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide miniSter for urbAn DeveloPment AnD PlAnning A message from Paul Holloway Less than three decades from now Given the recent economic we will celebrate the bicentenary downturn, it is inevitable that the Minister for Mineral of Colonel William Light’s plan for next few years will be tougher Resources Development Adelaide. I am pleased to release than recent times, but we are The 30-Year Plan for Greater determined to position South Minister for Urban Adelaide, which contains a vision Australia so that we emerge from Development and Planning for our community beyond that this period with a sharpened significant milestone in 2037. competitive edge. Minister for Small Business The State Government’s vision Despite the global financial crisis, for the next three decades is to South Australia is facing a bright position Adelaide as a city that is future. In the first quarter of 2009, recognised worldwide as liveable, South Australia was the only competitive and resilient to climate state or territory to experience change while retaining those economic growth. Opportunities things we love, such as open for growth in mining, defence space, the ambience and charm and ICT industries, coupled with of rural centres, and a city that is continuing strong performances vibrant and family friendly. from our traditional primary industries, have placed us in a People in the Greater Adelaide good position to weather this region want to live in places with a financial storm. sense of local community and that is what the Plan is all about. We However, South Australia’s will build infrastructure to support population is ageing at a faster new developments and deliver rate than other states. Sustainable better public transport to make population growth will be Adelaide more ‘walkable’ and less essential to maintain a healthy reliant on private cars. balance and a labour force that can support our economy. We The State Government is currently need to continue to encourage investing in public transport skilled migrants to move here infrastructure as never before. The and provide an environment that 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide encourages our children to stay capitalises on that multi-billion and work in this state. dollar investment by ensuring that we have more people living within easy access of these major transport corridors. vi The low inflows to the Murray River That is why the Plan ensures that, I look forward to working with have caused South Australians by the end of the 30 years, up to councils, industry groups and the to be concerned about our water 70 per cent of new dwellings will community in implementing The supply, but as with the other be built within our established 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide. challenges we have faced during boundaries as we focus on better It is an exciting challenge. the past two centuries, we will using the opportunities provided adapt. The Adelaide desalination by our city’s transport corridors. plant will deliver its first water Our fringe growth will also be by December this year, with an well planned with new population expansion to a 100-gigalitre centres closely connected to capacity to be completed in transport, infrastructure and 2012. The expanded plant will employment opportunities. We then provide about half of Greater are planning for both an affordable Adelaide’s water supply, ensuring supply of housing and a broad we have the water required for our Paul Holloway range of housing choices. future. Minister for Urban Development The Plan details where and how While expanding our working- and Planning those housing choices will be age population, we also need located, providing certainty and to protect our state’s natural at the same time recognising environment and primary regional differences, strengths, production areas. This means opportunities and constraints. containing urban sprawl and planning for new housing By focusing growth in transit within vibrant higher-density corridors we can ensure that we neighbourhoods that reinvigorate preserve Adelaide’s distinctive a sense of community. urban character, leaving about 80 per cent of metropolitan In the past, our city has been Adelaide largely unchanged as planned based on people’s ability a result of the Plan. to drive from one place to another and park conveniently, but at the To realise the Plan will require cost of discouraging people from a community-wide approach. walking to shops and services We have collaborated with local that are too far away or across councils in the Greater Adelaide very busy roads. Rising fuel region to develop this document. prices, increasing greenhouse We want to move forward in a gas emissions and the health genuine partnership between risks from growing incidences state and local government, of obesity are compelling reasons industry and communities on the to change this approach. local detail, but provide firm state leadership on the broad direction. vii The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide How will we get to work? Where will we spend our leisure time? Where will our children grow up? How will our lives be maintained, enhanced, protected and enriched? How will we keep our unique city and its suburbs special in a rapidly changing world? How will we be involved in deciding what our neighbourhoods and communities will look like? This document addresses all those issues and more. It is a plan that includes the input of many interested people. From individual citizens to local and state government, business associations and industry, we are all interested. This is a document of change with a reason. Not all change is progress, but there can be no progress without change. viii Draft for consultation July 2009