The state government is developing a regional plan for Kangaroo Island, to identify land use and long-term infrastructure needs to support sustainable growth.

It will highlight how important changes can be accommodated over a 15 to 30-year period, by investigating and guiding where houses and employment land will go and how housing and population will be serviced.

It will also investigate what infrastructure is needed and how it will be provided, as well as different growth scenarios.

The South Australian Planning Commission will work collaboratively with the council, key stakeholders and the community throughout the preparation of the draft Kangaroo Island Regional Plan.

It is calling for community input to identify the vision and priorities for the Island, which will complement the work already done or flagged by the council. 

In initiating the development of a new regional plan for Kangaroo Island, the Commission has identified that the new plan will include:

• A long-term vision for the region, along with supporting targets and actions for land use, transport infrastructure and the public realm.
• Maps and spatial plans that are relevant to the vision and priorities.
• Contextual information about the region, including forward projections and statistical data and analysis. 
• Recommendations about the application of the Planning and Design Code in the region, including future zoning and infrastructure needs, and how land can be developed.
• Identification of sufficient land to support housing diversity, affordable living and employment growth.
• Clear principles for orderly development and the management of growth, including a hierarchy of plans to guide the form and intensity of settlements and the prioritisation of release of urban lands.
• A framework for the public realm or infrastructure located within the region. 
• Performance indicators and targets to measure success in implementing the plan.

People can get involved by providing relevant background or history; and identifying and defining regional priorities.

These could include transport networks (road, rail, port, aviation); electricity; water; community infrastructure; and potential areas for zoning/land use change.

For more information on how the draft plan will be developed, to take the survey and make a comment, visit the Your Say website. 

It is expected that a draft Kangaroo Island Regional Plan will be released for consultation in mid 2023.