A land release plan to deliver 1700 new homes at Sellicks Beach has reached a key milestone in its master planning process.

The process to rezone the land to residential has started, paving the way for stakeholder engagement, public consultation and site investigations.

Sellicks is part of the state government fast tracking the release of residential land to enable construction of 25,000 homes across parcels of land at Dry Creek, Concordia, Noarlunga Downs, Onkaparinga Heights, Aldinga and Golden Grove as part of its Better Housing Future plan.

Civil works are expected to start within months at Onkaparinga Heights (formerly Hackham), allowing for the first of 2,000 homes to be built in the new suburb.

Renewal SA is currently coordinating infrastructure deeds for land, which was rezoned for master planning earlier this year and includes a minimum of 15 per cent affordable housing.

It is anticipated construction on the initial 200 homes will start mid-to-late next year, with opportunity to grow to more than 1000 allotments. 

The Sellicks Beach land release is some of the last remaining land in the metropolitan south of Adelaide able to accommodate projected growth.

The City of Onkaparinga will help guide the proposal through its extensive previous planning work, which will see the development of:

• An accessible centrally located centre to provide a range of local business, shopping, and facilities to support the growing community and supplement other Southern centres.
• A variety of housing densities to support and activate the future centre, and its accompanying public open space.
• A appropriate infrastructure and services to support the future master planned community.

The council will work closely with the  new Housing Infrastructure Planning and Development Unit as the project progresses, using its Sellicks Beach Structure Plan as a blueprint.

Further community consultation on the Sellicks Beach proposal is due to start soon, with construction on first homes anticipated to begin in 2025.

Minister for Housing and Urban Development Nick Champion says the land release is being rolled out in a planned and considered way to ensure the new communities built have the infrastructure and amenities in place when they move in. 

“The works carried out to support this – led by the new planning and development unit we have established – will give certainty to future residents and help avoid previous planning mistakes.”