The State Planning Commission is inviting feedback on draft planning rules to enhance housing diversity for South Australians and provide more affordable options for different households, life stages and lifestyle choices.
Image credit: Dr Damian Madigan, UniSA.
The draft Future Living Code Amendment would introduce a new form of housing that allows more homes to be built in established residential suburbs, without impacting the existing character, heritage and streetscape.
It encourages existing houses to be retained, altered and extended to create co-located housing, rather than demolished and the site subdivided for multiple homes.
This new form of 'co-located' housing differs from other types of housing in that all homes within the development are of similar stature, without the hierarchy of, for example, a house and a granny flat. It is also unlike conventional units, because the existing home is retained and open space is shared.
The draft Future Living Code Amendment would apply to well-established neighbourhoods in the following council areas:
- Alexandrina Council
- City of Burnside
- City of Campbelltown
- City of Prospect
- City of Unley
- Town of Walkerville.
The draft Code Amendment would create a model that could be applied to other areas of the state in the future.
A key recommendation of the ‘Cohousing for Ageing Well Project' – a project supported by Office for Ageing Well - was to amend the planning rules to recognise co-located housing as a distinct type of development.
While this new form of housing was conceived for older people wishing to downsize in their own community, co-located housing is expected to appeal to a range of South Australians looking for more diverse, small and affordable housing options.
Find out more about the Draft Future Living Code Amendment and have your say by visiting the yourSAy website.
Consultation closes 7 November 2024.