Aldinga Beach high-rise apartment plan scaled back following height concerns
THE height of a contentious apartment complex earmarked for the southern suburbs has been reduced after the State Planning Commission sent its developer back to the drawing board.
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THE height of a contentious apartment complex earmarked for Aldinga Beach has been reduced after the State Planning Commission sent its developer back to the drawing board.
Winiest has lodged an amended plan to build four buildings on the corner of Rowley and Aldinga Beach roads, to be known as Latitude, with the commission.
Under the $46.8 million plan, two of the buildings have each been reduced by a storey, after concerns were raised about the development’s height.
One of the buildings, which would be used for short-stay accommodation, has been reduced to five storeys, which includes a rooftop terrace. It would now have 62 units instead of 79.
A residential apartment block would now be three storeys and have 30 apartments.
Winiest spokesman Nathan Paine said the changes addressed the community’s concerns.
“We’ve reviewed feedback and made amendments to the design,” Mr Paine said.
“We are very hopeful we will get the go ahead in the near future so we can deliver this development and create jobs in the local area.
“The demand for retirement living and short-stay accommodation continues to remain unfulfilled and we want to be able to provide the opportunity for people who live in Aldinga Beach to age in place and not move away from their community and families.”
The other two buildings in the development, across from the Aldinga Beach Shopping Centre, would be four storeys.
Each building would have would have shops and consulting rooms on the ground floor, landscaping and basement car parking.
In November last year, the commission deferred making a decision on Winwest’s plan because it wanted it to “further consider” the proposal.
Under Onkaparinga Council’s development plan, the land earmarked for the buildings is zoned to allow buildings up to three storeys high.
Friends of Willunga Basin secretary David Gill, who has opposed the development, said he did not support the amended plan.
“The changes are very minimal,” Mr Gill said.
“We completely hold our objection because of the fact that it will obscure the views … and we think it is the wrong location for it.”
Aldinga Bay Residents Association president Bob Evans said one less floor was “not going to make a bloody difference”.
“I still think that it is too tall and I think it is too early, 10 years time when we have a train line down here, a proper highway and new high school, then it is probably time for five storeys,” Mr Evans said.
The application will be on community consultation until Thursday, March 22.
People can send their submissions to scapadmin@sa.gov.au or GPO Box 1815, Adelaide.
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