Target 68: Urban Development

By 2036, 70% of all new housing in metropolitan Adelaide will be built in established areas.

(the department is lead agency for this target)

A departmental review of housing and land supply data conducted as part of the update of The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide shows that a ratio of infill to greenfield development of 62:38 was achieved in 2014.

Urban development in established areas is supported by:

• continued planning reforms and streamlined assessment practices for the City of Adelaide and inner suburbs, which have been instrumental in unlocking over 100 development proposals with a combined estimated value of $4.2b and have the potential to generate an estimated 55 400 jobs in the property industry and development sector
• targeted mixed-use, multi-storey infill development in new Inner and Middle Metropolitan corridors, facilitated by development plan amendments and rezonings under the Inner Metro Growth Project
• the update of The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide, which will put more focus on the regeneration of existing suburbs in order to reduce expansion on the urban fringe
• population projections prepared by the department every five years to support efficient planning and delivery of services and infrastructure
• a change to the Urban Renewal Act 1995 to enable the amendment of development plans to adopt precinct master plans and the assessment of developments in precincts established under the Act
• data such as land use codes and valuations, which support planning and decision making for new developments by identifying areas with potential uplift in value as a consequence of planning changes.