The Planning Minister released the draft Park Lands Development Plan Amendment (DPA) for consultation until 15th July: “The purpose of the DPA is to review land use policy within the Park Lands Zone to ensure that appropriate public infrastructure projects— such as the O-Bahn City Access Project—can be assessed on ‘merit’, with a focus on selected Policy Areas within the Zone. The proposed changes in the DPA will see the removal of ‘public infrastructure works’ from being considered as non-complying forms of development in selected Policy Areas of the Park Lands Zone.”
Further info available at http://www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing-property-and-land/local-government/development-plans/amendments-to-development-plans-proposed-by-the-minister/park-lands-zone-amendment
Naturally this triggered alarm among Community Alliance members and many other groups and individuals. You can see the submissions – including the Community Alliance SA’s submission – by scrolling down on the following web page: DPA Submissions received
Something like the June O-Bahn announcement would be uncontestable under the proposed DPA. Changes to please somebody in a hurry are still causing outrage to many people for many reasons, and a fight continues.
Summary of verbal presentation to DPAC – Michael Seager 27JUL15
Letter to Hon. Members of the Legislative Council – MSEAGER
An online petition about trees under threat in the parklands.
Advertiser 11 June Praise and brickbats
InDaily 11 June Bizarre outcomes
Where is this all heading? Why?