ApartmentsChris ThomsonFri 13 Nov 26
Adelaide Hills Village Weighs Highrise Shift for Downsizers
Up to 200 homes for downsizers could be built as a medium to highrise project on the liquidambar-lined main street of Stirling in the Adelaide Hills.
South Australian planning minister Nick Champion has approved initiation of the Stirling East Code Amendment proposed by Stirling Developments to allow consultation on a 1.4ha site comprising 28 titles behind the town’s main street, Mount Barker Road.
Champion said Stirling Developments’ amendment could support up to 200 homes.
“If eligible, downsizers and [people aged] 60-plus will pay no stamp duty on new builds valued up to $2 million,” he said.
About 5500sq m of retail and commercial floor space is also on the drawing board for the block that is near the corner of Pomona Road. Stirling Developments’ rendering of what the project’s laneways might look like is pictured above.
The amendment will investigate lifting allowable building heights, from the site’s limit of two storeys, up to medium or highrise structures.
Stirling Developments has put the concept of ageing in place at the heart of its plans.
Apartments, supported disability accommodation, short-stay accommodation, a medical centre, health centre and hydrotherapy pool are proposed.
