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If Mt Barker is a "poor example of urban planning" - just look at the Hindmarsh Road development - small blocks, houses almost co-joined, close to a major road, lack of green space areas.

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I agree 100% about Hindmarsh Road. It was extremely poor planning to allow houses to be build right on the main road. All have side fences right to the boundary so vehicles backing out have no vision until they are onto the road, a heavy vehicle town bi-pass road. This is a MB Council created traffic hazard.

At a minimum, there should have been a service road between Hindmarsh Road & the houses or the back fences facing Hindmarsh Road and the access on a parallel road in the new development. Narrow sighted vision and consideration of the future expansion of Murray Bridge.

Already there are complains from residents of Maurice Road about the noise and calls for lowering the speed limit. How long will it be from these new house residents.

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