City of Onkaparinga is reviewing the planning policies for the McLaren Vale township to make sure it supports a vision for the town’s future, and it wants your feedback until Friday 11 March.
Council has a strong commitment to supporting the liveability and economic prosperity of the region, and accordingly, it aims to ensure policy responds to demands and assists where appropriate to achieve this vision.
The McLaren Vale Township Planning Review Project is aimed at protecting character and improving liveability, sensitively managing development, and encouraging investment within the township boundaries of McLaren vale (not the rural areas).
It's a town planning project to review land-use zoning and policy. It is separate to, but complements, the recent Five-Year McLaren Vale Main Street Tourism Vision Action Plan that was developed with the McLaren Vale Business and Tourism Association.
That Action Plan was approved by Council at its March 2021 meeting and is intended to encourage visitors to stop, stay and spend, with a focus on gateway and entry, public art, greening and sustainability, streetscape, and public realm along with night-time economy.
The planning review project is not proposing to change the township boundaries as defined by the McLaren Vale Character Preservation District. Instead, the review is looking to:
- understand the community’s vision for McLaren Vale and engage with the McLaren Vale community to understand their concerns and ideas
- identify key features and characteristics that are important to McLaren Vale as a place to live, work and play
- work out if there’s a mismatch with what the town is trying to achieve in relation to supporting its functions, both as a tourism hub for the area, and as a residential and service centre for the surrounding population
- how best to accommodate planned growth in population, as well as supporting an ageing population and ageing in place
- understand what implications there are for future infrastructure planning and delivery
- ensure that development policy supports economic and tourism opportunities appropriate to the town’s heritage settings and value
- encourage good quality design outcomes in keeping with the main character elements of the township, including setting, scalability and use of materials.
City of Onkaparinga has prepared a discussion paper examining these issues, which you can view at council's Your Say page, and residents are encouraged to read this first before providing feedback, either online or in-person.
You can provide online feedback by taking a survey or leaving feedback on the McLaren Vale map via Your Say.
To provide in-person feedback, there will be multiple face-to-face drop-in sessions being held at the Visitor Information Centre, McLaren Vale. These sessions will be conducted in accordance with an approved COVID-Safe Plan. Bookings are essential and can be made by emailing yoursay@onkaparinga.sa.gov.au or by calling 8301 7387 with your preferred day and timeslot:
Session 1: Provide your ideas and feedback on the issues raised in the discussion paper.
- Wed 16 Feb (10am – 10.45am, 11am – 11.45am, 12pm – 12.45pm)
- Thurs 17 Feb (6pm – 6.45pm, 7pm – 7.45pm, 8pm – 8.45pm)
Session 2: Come along and hear what council has heard from the first drop-in session. Continue to provide feedback and let council know if it got it right or missed anything.
- Wed 2 March (10am – 10.45am, 11am – 11.45am, 12pm – 12.45pm)
- Thurs 3 Mar (6pm – 6.45pm, 7pm – 7.45pm, 8pm – 8.45pm)
The wearing of masks is mandatory if you attend a drop-in session.
Consultation is open until Friday 11 March.