Rose Park retirement development
The State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) today rejected the proposed retirement village development at 141 Fullarton Road and 2A Hewitt Avenue, Rose Park.
The City of Burnside had made a formal representation to the State Planning Commission in relation to this development along with 220 other representors that did not support the development. The SCAP received one representation that supported the proposal.
City of Burnside CEO, Julia Grant welcomed the SCAP decision and said that while Council supported retirement living as an appropriate land use for the site, it was in opposition to the intensity and scale of the proposal.
'The scale of the development represented a clear overdevelopment of this location and a lack of consideration of nearby residents', Ms Grant said.
In addition, the proposed development did not adequately reflect the heritage values of the War Widows legacy. Vasey House is a Local Heritage Place and, in addition to its architectural qualities, was owned by the Australian War Widows (formerly known as the War Widows' Guild) since 1963 and was named in honour of Mrs Jessie Vasey, the Guild's founder and inaugural President.
'Council had raised serious concerns about the intensity, height and scale of the approved development, its impacts on adjacent established neighbourhoods, local traffic and parking conditions, and the setting of the local heritage listed Vasey House', Ms Grant said.
Council's position was informed by independent expert advice and was a position shared by the local community noting that this is a delicate heritage area and that the developer had made ambit claims on the height and scale of the proposed development.
Council would like to acknowledge the advocacy efforts of the community and thank the State Commission Assessment Panel members for their thoughtful deliberations.
