Walker Corporation hopes this website will:
- Provide an understanding of planning for Buckland Park.
- Provide an opportunity to make comments and ask questions.
Buckland Park is located approximately 29km north of the Adelaide’s city centre, on Port Wakefield Road.
It’s a large site of approximately 1,340 hectares, and is 6 kilometres across.
An Environmental Impact Statement has been lodged with the SA government for assessment. At this time, nothing has been approved. The information provided on this website is therefore only a description of Walker Corporation’s plans for Buckland Park. After the government has completed its assessment, the Governor will decide if Buckland Park can proceed.
What’s planned?
Buckland Park will be built over 25 years and is expected to be complete by 2036. In a nutshell it will house:
- Residential areas for up to 12,000 new houses.
- Neighbourhood centres for shops, community facilities, primary schools and high schools.
- A district centre on Port Wakefield Road, for shops, offices and government services that may be needed, like police, ambulance and fire brigade. The District Centre won't be built for another 12 or 13 years.
- Industrial areas for business and industry.
- Open Space for landscaping, bikeways, walking trails, ovals and protecting native plants and animals. Some of the open space will also be used for storm and flood water channels and basins, and wetlands.
Stage 1 is planned to have:
- 609 new house allotments.
- A neighbourhood centre with a small supermarket and specialty shops for cafes, doctors or dentists. The centre is planned to be expanded if the new residents need more shops.
- Land for a public or private primary school.
- Parks with walking trails and bikeways, which can channel storm and flood water when needed.
- Two parks amongst the houses for landscaping.
- A Display Village which would eventually showcase over 30 houses on display.
- A community centre
- A community bus
- A community worker will help new residents settle in, and answer questions from neighbours.
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