Plans for accessible childcare centre, housing and allied health clinic for Renmark revealed

The Riverland Regional Assessment Panel has approved plans for a new childcare and allied health facility. (Supplied: Evergreen Built)

Plans have been approved for a new accessible childcare, allied health and NDIS-approved housing precinct in the Riverland.

The Riverland Regional Assessment Panel gave the green light to the development, to be located on Eighteenth Street at Renmark, at a meeting last week.

It will include a childcare centre that will cater for up to 100 children, a 33-room allied health clinic and eight accessible dwellings for eligible NDIS recipients.

The childcare centre will cater to children with a disability and the allied health centre will be accessible for those living in the independent dwellings.

A cafe, kinder gym, hydrotherapy pool and common garden areas will also be included in the development, being led by Adelaide-based Evergreen Built.

Evergreen Built director Wayne Henry says the development will fill gaps in Riverland services. (ABC Riverland: Sam Bradbrook)

Director Wayne Henry said the precinct would address a number of service shortages in the Riverland.

"If we start with the NDIS [housing], currently in the Riverland there's a need for more than 20 housing outcomes, so we're building eight of them to fill that gap," he said. 

"With the allied health, there's going to be an expansion of services that don't currently exist in the Riverland … and that includes tapping into the NDIS sector.

"This childcare is going to be unique in that we're going to be providing NDIS services on the childcare side too.

The site on Eighteenth Street and Para Street where the precinct will be built. (ABC Riverland: Sam Bradbrook)

Final concept plans under way

Mr Henry said construction would start in September and create 30 jobs during the build.

"We were anticipating we were going to have the approvals in place a little earlier — but I think every developer thinks that," he said.

The development  will be located next to Renmark Paringa Council civic centre. 

Chief executive Tony Siviour said the council had been working with Evergreen Built on the development for the past year.

"The mixed-use development ticks many boxes for the Renmark Paringa and Riverland community in assisting in addressing the shortage of child care positions and NDIS housing options," he said.

Mr Siviour said the health clinic would also provide a place for allied health students to complete placements in the region, in line with an agreement between the council and Flinders University to promote employment opportunities in the Riverland.