Greater Adelaide Regional Plan Discussion Paper

Project Overview

Consultation is now closed. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.

All submissions and feedback received during the Discussion Paper consultation are now being reviewed and considered prior to the creation of the draft Greater Adelaide Regional Plan in 2024.

For updates on the progress of this project, please visit https://plan.sa.gov.au/regional-planning-program.


The new Greater Adelaide Regional Plan, which will determine what Greater Adelaide might look like in 30 years, is now closed for consultation.

The State Planning Commission (Plan SA) with the support of the Department of Trade and Investment (DIT), Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS) is preparing a new Greater Adelaide Regional Plan (GARP).

Experts believe that in the next 30 years, there could be up to 670,000 more people living in Greater Adelaide.

The GARP will decide how the Greater Adelaide area will look and work for the next 30 years. It will say where houses and jobs will be, and how people will live.

As part of the process for the preparation of the GARP, Plan SA and PLUS prepared the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan Discussion Paper to support Stage 1 engagement for the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan.

This Discussion Paper was prepared to start the conversation about how our state will change over the next 30 years and where we could accommodate future housing and employment growth. The Discussion Paper consultation closed on 6 November 2023 and all submissions and feedback received are now being reviewed and considered prior to the creation of the draft Greater Adelaide Regional Plan in 2024.

AWhat We Heard Report (PDF, 277 KB) outlining the themes of feedback received during engagement is now available to read.


Please note this is a State Government consultation.

Even though Plan SA, DIT and PLUS are leading this project, it's important for City of Prospect residents and businesses too. We want to make sure you know about it and can share your thoughts.

To find out more, read the discussion paper and the feedback report, visit the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan website.

The full GARP Discussion Paper, a summary of the GARP Discussion Paper, a GARP Discussion Paper fact sheet and frequently asked questions can also be found in the Document Library to the right of this page.

For further information, please email PlanSA@sa.gov.au or call the PlanSA Service Desk on 1800 752 6644