Legislative Council
27 October 1998
 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT

  In reply to Hon. M.J. ELLIOTT (8 July) and answered by letter on 14 September.
  The Hon. DIANA LAIDLAW:
 1. I am aware that I have previ-ously ex-plained that the De-partment of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs (DEHAA) is supporting the selective narrowing of the coastal zone in order to ensure that the zone does not include less environmentally sensitive land that is more appropriately located within a general rural zone.
 In the Mount Lofty Ranges Region, all rural zones (both within the Watershed and Primary Production areas) are governed by very strict land division controls that prevent the creation of any new allotments and allow boundary adjustment only where it is required in order to facilitate primary production. There are also compre-hen-sive controls over the design and siting of dwellings which aim to reduce visual impact.
 Therefore, any selective narrowing of the coastal zone in the Ranges cannot result in any further allot-ments being created, or a proliferation of prominently visible dwellings in the zone.
 In order to reinforce the prevention of `ribbon development' along the coast I have asked Planning SA to raise the following matters with DEHAA and local Councils in the context of any proposed amendments to the provisions for the coastal zone and the adjacent rural zonesó

 Planning SA will also liaise with DEHAA and local Councils to seek the inclusion of important scenic amenity areas within the coastal zone, as well as areas of environmental sensitivity such as dunes and fore-shore.
 2. As long as the provisions applying to the Coastal Zone and to the adjacent rural zones contain appropri-ate princi-ples aimed at preserving sensitive coastal environ-ments and processes, I do not foresee the need for a specif-ic `coastal fringe' zone as suggested by the honourable member.
 However, I have asked Planning SA to liaise with DEHAA, to consider this issue in the forthcoming review of the southern Fleurieu component of the Planning Strategy for the Mount Lofty Ranges, and advise me further in due course.
 
 
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