Wattle Range Council General Code Amendment
Have your say on the draft General Wattle Range Code Amendment
What's being decided?
Wattle Range Council is seeking feedback from the community about the proposed General Wattle Range Code Amendment.
What is a Code Amendment and why is it needed?
The Planning and Design Code (the Code) is the rulebook for how land can be used, developed or divided across South Australia.
In order to rezone land, Council is required to prepare a Code Amendment which will alter the way the existing policies in the Code, apply to an area. For example, a Code Amendment can:
- Change the zone that applies to land, which encourages or prevents certain types of development from occurring
- Change the minimum allotment size that applies, in order to encourage new allotments to be created.
What Amendments to the Code are being proposed?
The proposed Code Amendment has been developed in line with the Wattle Range Council Strategic Land Use Plan (the Plan), which was endorsed by Council in August 2022.
It includes an Action Plan that identifies nine immediate priority areas to be rezoned across Millicent, Beachport, Penola and Glencoe which form the basis of the proposed Code changes outlined below.
Millicent | Penola | Beachport | Glencoe |
| Site 1. Millicent Railway Precinct Site 2. Southern Ports Highway Site 3. Employment Zone, Mount Gambier Road Site 4. Mount Gambier Road | Site 5. Penola Employment Zone Site 6. Penola Zone, Boundary Anomalies | Site 7. Beachport Town Centre * Note: Site 7 has been changed following preliminary consultation - reducing the extent of site 7 to exclude land to the east of Foster Street. *Site 8 was removed following to preliminary consultation feedback Site 9. Rural Living, Beachport (Muggleton) | Site 10. Glencoe * Note: The scope for site 10 has been reduced. See Council report here for further information. |
Talking rezoning in Wattle Range
Council hosted a series of drop-in sessions and presentations on the proposed Code Amendment throughout September. This was a chance for all residents, especially those living in or near areas affected by rezoning to ask questions, learn about the proposed changes, and share their feedback. The consultation roadshow held presentations and Q & A's in Glencoe and online and drop - in sessions were held in Penola, Beachport and Millicent.
You can view the online presentation below.
Skip the video to sites that interest you;
- Site 1. Millicent Railway Precinct - listen from 1 minute 21 seconds
- Site 2. Southern Ports Highway - Listen from 2 minutes and 44 seconds
- Site 3. Employment Zone, Mount Gambier Road- Listen from 3 minutes and 52 seconds
- Site 4. Mount Gambier Road- Listen from 5 minutes and 5 seconds
- Site 5. Penola Employment Zone- Listen from 5 minutes and 43 seconds
- Site 6. Penola Zone, Boundary Anomalies- Listen from 6 minutes and 55 seconds
- Site 7. Beachport Town Centre- Listen from 8 minutes and 2 seconds
- Site 9. Rural Living, Beachport (Muggleton)- Listen from 10 minutes and 45 seconds
- Site 10. Glencoe - Listen from 12 minutes and 24 seconds
Next Steps
This consultation is now CLOSED. Feedback was received until Sunday, 26 October 2025 at 11.59 pm. Feedback was considered by Council in December 2025, you can read that report here
A survey will be circulated to those who provided feedback on the Code Amendment to evaluate the engagement. This is a mandatory process before finalising the Engagement Report.
Once the engagement evaluation is complete, the Engagement Report, amended Code Amendment Report and final Amendment will be submitted to the Minister for Planning for a final decision.
The Wattle Range Code Amendment Lifecycle
Who's Listening
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Phone (08) 8733 0900 Email council@wattlerange.sa.gov.au -
Phone (08) 8733 0900 Email council@wattlerange.sa.gov.au