Kingborough Council approves Spring Farm Village shopping precinct

A major shopping development will be built in Kingston, after it was approved by the council on Monday. See the designs.

Kingborough Council approved Tipalea’s DA for the Spring Farm Village project in Kingston. Image: i2C Architects

A $45m shopping centre will be built in Kingston, after the Kingborough Council voted to approve the development, which is expected to service a growing region.

The Spring Farm Village project, located opposite the Bunnings Warehouse along the Channel Highway, includes a 7500 square metre retail precinct, with a supermarket, pharmacy, nail salon, bakery and other retail outlets.

Developer, Tipalea Partners, has already locked in 70 per cent of retailers for the centre, including anchor tenant Coles.

Kingborough mayor Paula Wriedt said the development would meet the needs of a growing community.

“I appreciate how much we do need an additional supermarket and shopping centre facilities because of the huge growth we’ve experienced,” Ms Wriedt said at Monday’s meeting.

“I must admit, I was a bit perplexed at some times seeing public comments saying we don’t need another supermarket … the figures suggest that we do.

“We are experiencing such an influx in population that we do have the population to support and additional facility.”

Kingborough Council approved Tipalea’s DA for the Spring Farm Village project in Kingston. Image: i2C Architects

Deputy mayor Clare Glade-Wright said the developer had taken initiative to provide solutions to environmental concerns.

“I know there are some people in the community saddened by the large loss of trees, my reading of the report, it seems the developer has worked tirelessly to do the right thing, including concentrating the development in the more degraded areas of the site,” she said.

“There is 47 per cent of remnant native vegetation, which is proposed to be retained in perpetuity in a reserve.

“The developer has even offered to stockpile suitable logs from felled trees and place them in the offset area to assist with animal habitat.”

Kingborough Council approved Tipalea’s DA for the Spring Farm Village project in Kingston. Image: i2C Architects

Greens councillor Gideon Cordover said he was comforted by the developer’s environmental considerations.

“The fact is the zoning and the aspect of the area of this site means it was likely to be some kind of commercial development … it was unlikely to ever become a permanent refuge for wildlife,” he said.

Tipalea Partners is the developer behind the Glebe Hill Village shopping centre in Howrah, which is set to go on the market.

“Tipalea has a reputation for delivering premium retail centres that transform regions and unlock both greater amenity and competitive pricing for local communities,” Tipalea Partners CEO Scott Spanton said.

“Spring Farm Village is set to redefine everyday convenience in Kingston, and we are eager to appoint a builder and get construction underway.”

The development was approved unanimously.

Originally published as Kingborough Council approves Spring Farm Village shopping precinct