Outcome of Council meeting 17 June 2025

The Council considered the outcomes of community engagement and recommendations on the Code Amendment at its meeting on 17 June 2025 and approved the draft Code Amendment as per the recommendations table.

In summary, Council agreed not to progress:

1. The listing of olive trees at 302 Cherry Gardens Road, Cherry Gardens
2. The listing of river red gumtree at 47 Booth Street, Happy Valley
3. The delisting of Market Reserve, Old Noarlunga
4. The delisting of Star of Greece café, Port Willunga.

Based on the above decision, the proposed Local Heritage Places have reduced to 43 (from 45 but including two representative buildings) and the places proposed for delisting have reduce to 18 (from 20). The amendments to existing local heritage places has remained unchanged as 24.

The Council report, meeting agenda and minutes of the meeting can be viewed on council’s website.

Next Steps

The draft Code Amendment and Engagement report will be submitted to the state government’s Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS) for review and reporting to the Minister for Planning, for the Minister’s approval.