New images of $150m Two Wells Town Centre plan north of Adelaide
Fresh images of a huge $150m development have been revealed for a booming town north of Adelaide, featuring the likely largest Drakes in SA.
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New images have been revealed of the $150m town centre proposal for Two Wells as the plans officially go on display for public consultation.
The 8ha development on the corner of Old Port Wakefield and Mallala roads will include a massive Drakes supermarket, two-storey medical centre, childcare centre and swim school, and multiple speciality retail shops ranging from just 15sq m to 650.
It will include landscaped open spaces, 359 carparks, a community-use hub and stormwater run-off basin.
The plans show the development would exceed local maximum building heights by about 4m at the highest point.
However, the documents say the building’s height gradually increases, does not dominate the landscape and is in proportion to the scale of the development.
An open landscaped area called Windmill Square is proposed at the northern entrance to serve as a focal point, beautify the site and create a welcoming gateway. It would also provide a community-friendly space.
Drakes Supermarkets was chosen as the anchor tenant in September, to operate a new flagship supermarket at developer Leyton Property’s centre. It will feature in the $60m first stage of the project.
At 3500sq, it’s likely to be one of the largest Drakes in South Australia. It will feature its specialist offerings including The Little Kitchen, Nonna’s Pasta, F’Real Milkhakes, in-store popcorn and a generous service delicatessen, and employ up to 200 people.
Leyton Property managing director Hamish Brown said the supermarket and wider development would become the “destination of choice” in Adelaide’s outer north, providing a vibrant hub in one of the state’s fastest growing regions.
“It will also support the existing residential population surrounding Two Wells who are presently significantly under-serviced,” he said.
Adelaide Plains chief executive James Miller said the town centre development would support the surging population in Adelaide’s north, and would adopt the latest environmental innovations, including renewable energy and water recycling, in order to minimise the development’s carbon footprint.
It comes as Adelaide Plains Council revealed its 2025-28 strategic plan, to create a “thriving proactive community with an enviable lifestyle, emerging economy and
remarkable landscape” over the next four years.
“A key message council heard through engagement and conversation with its community was that residents want to live, work and play locally in a resilient community where people feel safe,” Mayor Mark Wasley said.
Key strategies include investigating the timing of long-term ongoing growth and existing
facilities and seeking state government support to ensure infrastructure requirements
keep pace with the housing and business growth.
Submissions close on January 16. Construction is hoped to begin mid next year.
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