Eyre and Western Regional Plan
Have your say on the Eyre and Western Regional Plan
What's being decided?
The State Planning Commission (the Commission) has released the Eyre and Western Regional Plan (the Plan) and want to hear from community, councils and industry on how we sustainably prepare for future growth.
The Plan provides a framework for land use, infrastructure, and environmental management over the next 30 years to support sustainable growth. It addresses challenges related to remoteness and the need for reliable connections between communities and services. This Plan ensures the region has the infrastructure and housing needed to support its growing communities, safeguard the region’s unique environment, increase job and economic opportunities and compatible land uses for the region’s long-term prosperity and liveability.
Background
The Commission, with support from Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS), is currently preparing six new country regional plans for South Australia:
- Kangaroo Island
- Yorke Peninsula and Mid North
- Eyre and Western
- Far North
- Limestone Coast
- Murray Mallee.
These plans play an important role in guiding sustainable growth by identifying land use and long-term infrastructure over a 15 to 30 year period. They outline where new housing and employment areas will be located, how services will be delivered, and what infrastructure is needed while exploring different growth scenarios. In 2023, Visioning Workshops were held in Port Lincoln and Ceduna to gather insights to support the initial development of the Plan. Stakeholders unable to attend the workshops were invited to provide feedback through a survey hosted on the YourSAy platform. You can read more about the community’s insights in the What We Heard Report.
The information collected during the workshops and the YourSAy survey have informed the development of the Plan.
Get involved
Find out more:
- read the Eyre and Western Regional Plan (for the best user experience, the Regional Planning Portal is best accessed by using a laptop or desktop computer)
- read the Eyre and Western Regional Plan Summary
- read the Easy Read guide
- take a look at our Fact Sheet
- take a look at our FAQs
- view the proposal to initiate document
- review the Eyre and Western Regional Plan engagement plan
- read the Eyre and Western Visioning Workshop - What We Heard Report
- view the map of the Eyre and Western planning region.
Have your say by:
- taking our survey
- filling out our Easy Read survey
- filling out the online submission form
- register for an information session
- email a submission to plansasubmissions@sa.gov.au (subject: Submission Eyre and Western Regional Plan)
- post your submission to:
Attention: Growth Management Team
Planning and Land Use Services
Department for Housing and Urban Development
GPO Box 1815
Adelaide SA 5001
Please note that written submissions must be received by no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025. All written submissions received will be made publicly available on the PlanSA portal at the conclusion of the consultation period.
What are the next steps?
All feedback will be considered, with the updated Plan being provided to the State Planning Commission for endorsement.
The final Plan will be released late 2025 and will be fully digital and accessible via the Regional Planning Portal.