Government approves rezoning to allow 20-storey high-rise at Glenside, prompting locals to threaten legal action
A push to allow a 20-storey apartment building in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs has been approved – and some locals are already threatening legal action.
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Residents say they are considering legal action after the government approved a bid for a 20-storey high-rise in Adelaide’s inner east – which would become the state’s tallest building outside the CBD.
The code amendment adopted on Thursday raised the maximum building height from eight to 20 storeys in an area within Glenside, where Cedar Woods is building more than 1000 homes across a 16.5ha development.
The government said the rezoning allowed up to 200 more homes in the development.
Planning Minister Nick Champion said this was “a clear example of improving the private sector’s capacity increase supply to market”.
“This change is about finding the right balance between respecting what makes Glenside special for residents, and ensuring Adelaide can grow and meet the needs of future generations,” he said.
Cedar Woods last year proposed a 20-storey apartment building for the Glenside development, sparking furious backlash from The Glenside Development Action Group.
GDAG spokesman Craig Pickering on Friday said his group would sue Cedar Woods a result of the rezoning adoption – claiming the development company had engaged in “incorrect public consultation”.
“(To say) I’m angry is an extreme understatement,” he said. “I would say it’s a horrendous, cynical decision by a minister that holds a powerful position.”
His group previously lodged a complaint with the ACCC, alleging Cedar Woods’ advertising materials had emphasised “a mid-rise, open-space-focused community” without referring to a planned 20-storey high-rise.
Cedar Woods chief operating officer Patrick Archer on Friday said the company welcomed the decision, saying it represented a 20 percent increase in homes for the Glenside project.
“Cedar Woods is proposing one building out of (a cluster of) four to be up to 20 storeys, with the others cascading down to lower heights that will be determined through the design process,” he said.
UDIA SA chief executive Liam Golding said the code amendment was “a brilliant announcement for our state”.
Property Council SA executive director Bruce Djite said increasing supply by allowing greater scale and density was “desperately needed”.
A development application and approval will still be needed for the proposed high-rise.
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