Why are we undertaking the DPA?

Council adopted Stage 1 of the District - 30 Year Plan in 2009 which outlined a vision to accommodate the needs of our growing population in a manner that could best deliver on our environmental and community values and respect the character of our largest townships, Yankalilla, Normanville and Carrickalinga. This work was undertaken together with the community and a number of discreet township growth areas were identified to accommodate our projected natural population growth. The Plan also recognised the need to plan for business growth within our Town Centres to support the population and identified the sensitive environmental issues associated with the coast, waterways and native vegetation in areas adjacent to the towns. A number of discreet future Growth Areas were identified as staged extensions to these townships over the next 30 years. A Development Plan Amendment (DPA) process is the means to deliver this vision for the future.