Colley Terrace residents protest plans for a new 11-storey apartment block at Glenelg

Neighbours are upset at plans for another 11-storey apartment block on Colley Terrace, saying its automatic car stacker would create noise and vibration.

An artist’s impression of the 11-storey apartment building proposed for Colley Terrace, Glenelg. To the left is the existing St Vincent Towers building.

Glenelg could soon be home to another multimillion-dollar 11-storey apartment building, under plans lodged with the State Commission Assessment Panel.

The $5.6 million building proposed for Colley Terrace would overlook the prominent Colley Reserve and house 12 luxury apartments.

But residents in the neighbouring St Vincent Towers – which is a similar height – say the plan will expose them to “unacceptable” noise levels and destroy their privacy.

“The height of the development appears to completely ignore the regulated height for this land, proposing a significant six storeys higher than the regulated height for this parcel of land,” residents committee treasurer Steve Greatrex said.

“The lack of consideration given to adjacent residents in terms of loss of privacy, loss of outlook and shadowing are also unacceptable.”

An artist’s impression of the proposed apartment block, which would rise 11 storeys but have a narrow street frontage.

A report prepared for developer Waterpark Ocean Park by planning and development firm Future Urban showed the “high-end dwellings of exceptional quality” would have between one and three bedrooms.

The site has dual frontage on both Colley Terrace and Durham Street, giving the building both beach and city views.

“The dwelling floor plates ensure that all living rooms have a high-quality external outlook to either the city and the Adelaide Hills; or Colley Reserve and the foreshore,” the report said.

The building would be serviced by a five-level automated car stacker system with 16 car parks for residents.

“Residents will drive their vehicle on to the turntable, exit and unload the vehicle, and then press a button which will send their car to an available space,” the report said.

How the proposed building’s street-level frontage would look.

Mr Greatex said car stackers were notoriously noisy and created an inconvenience to those around them.

“Roller doors opening and closing at all hours and queuing as residents wait to enter buildings are recognised as real issues,” he said.

“The five-storey car stacker will have a massive noise, 83 decibels, and vibration effects on the whole residential area. Not just our building ... it will spill out across Durham Street to the regular homes there are behind it.

“Car stackers are also not suitable for electric vehicles as you cannot connect the car to a power cord.

“This building is not designed to be relevant to the needs of residents for its lifespan of 60 or 70 plus years.”

Developer Waterpark Ocean Park was unable to be contacted for comment.