Filed under: Barossa, Biodiversity, Development, Environment, Gawler, Planning, South Australia, Urban Sprawl, ugb | Tags: consultation, Gawler East, Lend Lease, Planning, sustanability, 30 Year Plan, gawler, study, Uban Sprawl
The Barossa Council has currently withdrawn it’s legal action against the State Government regarding the UGB so they can sit down and talk. It is a shame that the threat of legal action is one of the few ways that the Government will take community concerns seriously.
At the moment it is unsure what the final outcome of the negations between the State Government and The Barossa Council will be, but it is tipped that the Council would prefer a separate town in behind Concordia if urban expansion has to go ahead in this region. Although this may appear to be a more palatable scenario to development in Kalbeeba and Concordia it still raises many worrying issues.For example the effects of traffic in Gawler, in particular along Lyndoch Road, the impact on infrastructure, the environmental impact, the cost of a north eastern by pass etc.
It is also noted that the Government and the Barossa Council will be undertaking studies on some of these very issues. It is hoped that a thorough assessment and analysis be undertaken before any final decisions is made.
On the issue of the Gawler East development it is also hoped that a thorough analysis of the proposed development is undertaken. Again the issue of traffic on Calton Road and then into Murray Street must be addressed. The social and environmental effects must also be considered.
The community has always asked that time be taken to think about the issues around urban growth. In the first instance it must be determined that urban expansion in our region is the best option for the State.
It appears on the surface, that decisions have been made about urban expansion and new development, while solutions to problems that may follow, have yet to be addressed.
