Joint Amendment finalised

The Sellicks Beach Growth Area Joint Amendment has been adopted by the Minister for Planning.

The Joint Amendment proposed to rezone approximately 134 hectares of land (the Sellicks Beach Growth Area) in Sellicks Beach to help facilitate the staged development of a new master planned community.

The rezoning proposal supports a range of housing that supports diverse needs and lifestyles and is located within easy reach of services, with new roads, facilities and open space.

It also supports the development of employment and community services, with a main street focal point to encourage pedestrian activity.

The adoption of the Joint Amendment also sees the application of new policy across the Sellicks Beach Growth Area, which acts as a holding mechanism to defer urban development until air quality monitoring and assessment is complete and infrastructure agreements are in place.

Consultation on the Joint Amendment occurred over 6 weeks from 4 September to 16 October 2025.

In response to feedback received during the consultation, changes have been made to the final Joint Amendment, including:

• applying the new ‘Infrastructure Coordination Overlay’ over the entire affected area, to coordinate the strategic use of land with necessary services and infrastructure, including a referral to a Scheme Coordinator for delivery of the infrastructure scheme
• applying the ‘Noise and Air Emissions Overlay’ to the north-eastern quadrant of the affected area to assist in mitigating any noise impacts from the proposed activity centre, potential mass transit corridor and Berg Herring Winery
• amending the Concept Plan for the Sellicks Beach Land Use to clarify that a neighbourhood activity centre is proposed.

In relation to feedback about the number of homes that could be built on the affected land, it is noted that the proposed zoning provides for a variety of density and housing outcomes to reflect the need for housing choice and variety experienced in today’s housing market.

The future Infrastructure Scheme will help to guide appropriate number of homes, ensuring that density occurs in a manner consistent with planned infrastructure and so that infrastructure is delivered in accordance with the demand for services.

Changes will also be made to the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan to provide for a ‘complying’ process to enable development once air quality monitoring and assessment is complete and infrastructure agreements are in place.

View the full engagement report to read about what was heard during the consultation and how stakeholder feedback was considered in amending the final Joint Amendment adopted by the Minister.