Port Lincoln Proper Pty Ltd, owned by the Lukin family, has developed a concept plan that Dean Lukin Junior presented to the Port Lincoln City Council on Monday night.

Mr Lukin's father and grandfather have both tried to develop the land but the last plan did not go ahead because of the native vegetation covering the site.

Mr Lukin believes now is the right time for the land to be developed and the latest concept plan proposes a recreation conservation area to preserve the thickest part of native vegetation.

He said the development would complement the growing marina area and provide a key fire break for the city.

"Although there are likely to be some challenges along the way we are committed to realising the potential of the land, which has sat idle for far too long," Mr Lukin said.

"It also gives an opportunity to address the fire hazard presented by the land, an issue I take very seriously and have raised with the premier."

Former senator John Quirk is helping develop the concept and progress it to final approvals.

He said there was a greater awareness in Adelaide now of the perceived fire risk in Port Lincoln and he and the developers would work with the Native Vegetation Council to ensure the concept went through to development.

The concept plan includes three residential areas, an industry park for aquaculture and a recreation conservation area to maintain some of the native vegetation, which Mr Lukin said was the development's biggest asset from a sales perspective and biggest liability in terms of fire risk.

The disused rail corridor running through the land is proposed to become a road.

The land is zoned as Deferred Development 2 and will need to be rezoned before the concept plan is developed further.