Changes made to McLaren Vale protection legislation

Some new houses will be allowed on vacant rural land under changes announced to McLaren Vale protection legislation. Planning Minister John Rau announced last week he would make changes to the interim Development Plan Amendment, introduced to protect the region from non-complying development until the McLaren Vale Protection Bill is passed. Under the current DPA, residential development in rural areas is generally prohibited across about 40,000ha from Sellicks Beach to Cherry Gardens, reports Southern Times Messenger.