10-storey living in Adelaide’s leafy east? How new laws could impact on former Glenside Hospital site
A PLAN for a 1000-home estate on prime land on the leafy edge of Adelaide’s CBD could include buildings up to 10 storeys — just what our city needs, or not?
- 1000 new homes to add to this city-bound traffic chaos
- Preferred builder picked for $300m Glenside development
BUILDINGS up to 10 storeys would be allowed on the former Glenside hospital site under new State Government plans.
The government has started consultation on new planning regulations that will allow developers to transform the site into a 1000-home estate over the next decade.
The plan, released last week, includes provisions for buildings of up to eight storeys off Fullarton Rd.
But a Planning Department spokeswoman said the developer would be permitted to exceed the proposed height limits for “strategic developments” around the 17ha site.
“Where key design and built-form performance standards can be met … buildings may be above the guideline height of eight storeys,” the spokeswoman said.
The plan said the eight-storey height limit could be exceeded by up to 30 per cent, meaning buildings up to 10 storeys would be permitted.
However, the government’s preferred developer, Cedar Woods, said it had no intention to build above eight storeys.
“Our masterplan, released last year, showed eight storeys and we are comfortable with that … we will not go above it,” Cedar Woods project director Patrick Archer said.
“It is not uncommon for these things to be included in DPAs to offer flexibility.”
Burnside Residents Group president Anna Sullivan said a lack of clear guidelines around height limits was a concern.
“This is what adds to the distrust between developers and local residents,” Dr Sullivan said.
“And there is a big difference between eight and 10 storeys in regards to overlooking and overshadowing.”
Work on the Glenside hospital redevelopment is expected to start next year and be completed in by 2027.
Mr Archer said Cedar Woods had lodged an offer to buy the site, but details were confidential.
Renewal SA — the government agency responsible for the land sale — is expected to consider Cedar Woods’ offer in coming weeks.