Legislative Council Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide 30-YEAR PLAN FOR GREATER ADELAIDE The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD Legislative Council 30-YEAR PLAN FOR GREATER ADELAIDE The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (15:27): As a supplementary question— The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: From the answer, of course? The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD Legislative Council The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD: Thank you. Would the minister outline how the government intends to allay the concerns of residents whose properties will abut the corridors where the medium-rise buildings will be built? What measures will the government take in order to avoid their yards being overlooked, etc.? The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister Assisting the Premier in Public Sector Management) (15:27): I answered a question about this a week or so ago. I think that the deputy leader might have asked a question about a similar matter in relation to Prospect. I think I referred in my answer then to the visit we made to the suburb of Arlington in Washington, where one of the best examples I have ever seen involves a transition of less than 100 metres from five storeys (and in some cases even more) down into a green suburb. It was almost unnoticeable. Good planning can enable that transition to be made. Obviously, it will depend on the particular site. Clearly, each suburb is different, but that is what requires good planning. It is important that, when we do the structure planning and it goes into the development plan, we have appropriate policy conditions to ensure that this transition from the high-rise on the corridor down into the suburbs is done well and in a way that not only creates no nuisance to people but also is attractive. I know that it can be done. I have seen it in a number of developments overseas, and it is important that we achieve that here. How it will be done, as I said, is through the right development plan.