Land releases in south

The State Government plans to increase the supply of land available for housing development by extending the Urban Growth Boundary.

It claims the current supply will run out in 10 to 12 years and the new areas will extend supply to 15 to 20 years.

If you think this means that the new areas won't be developed until all the existing supply has been used up, you're mistaken.

The Southern Times Messenger of August 22 incorrectly states that this land "is not planned to be released for at least a decade". In fact, Planning SA states in Expanding Adelaide's Urban Boundary (www.planning.sa.gov.au) that this land is "not necessarily for use in the next two to three years". That's because it will take that long to carry through the changes to planning documents and rezoning of the land.

However once the formalities have been completed, "the land will be earmarked and ready to go as demand dictates ... This means that the vast bulk of it will be developed variously some five to 15 years into the future".

So what we're arguing about now could be just around the corner, if that's what the market and developers pressuring the State Government dictate!