Tarac Properties housing development approved for Accolade Winery site at Old Reynella
A long-debated $150m plan to turn a historic winery in Adelaide’s south into a more than 200-home housing development has taken a major leap forward.
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A $150m plan to develop an Old Reynella winery into housing is one step closer after receiving the tick of approval from Onkaparinga Council.
At its February meeting, the council’s assessment panel approved developer Tarac Properties’ plan to transform the historic Accolade winery site into a housing development.
The plan – which includes more than 215 housing allotments – also features open space reserves which include a native bush area and biodiversity corridor.
The residential portion of the development would make up 15ha of the approximately 30ha property.
Pioneer settler John Reynell started a vineyard of the site, on the corner of Reynell and Panalatinga Roads, after arriving in South Australia in 1838.
In 1842, his vineyard produced South Australia’s first commercial wine.
Tarac chief executive Jeremy Blanks told the panel continuing to recognise the heritage of the site was an important part of the development.
“Firstly (we want) to do it respectfully and not to do it tokenistically,” Mr Blanks said.
“We’re already in discussions with a number of people … who’s families are very very significant to the area but also to the site to see if we can get input from the people who have that longer term relationship to the site to actually understand what is important.”
Tarac purchased the site in 2016 and the following year announced plans to transform it into a “community hub” featuring housing, retail and commercial businesses, health and wellbeing activities and a childcare centre.
In 2018, an application to build a Bunnings on the site as part of the redevelopment was met with more than 1200 residents signed a petition opposing the development and urging council to “Make Reynella Grape Again”.
In supporting the application, panel member and Onkaparinga councillor Heidi Greaves said she was optimistic for the future of the site.
“A lot of the discussions around this particular development opportunity have raised a lot of issues and concern both from residents and council and a whole range of people but I’m pretty confident in the respect that is being put forward in regard to the heritage,” she said.
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