Plans have been submitted to redevelop the Adelaide Caravan Park by Aspen Group.
In December 2024 the Aspen Group, the owners of the Adelaide Caravan Park on Richmond Street Hackney lodged plans for a $70m complete redevelopment of the present site. The roughly triangular 1.4 hectare site is bounded by Richmond Street, Twelftree Reserve, the River Torrens and Old Mill Park Reserve.
The Aspen Group proposal included –
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While there is considerable potential for the redevelopment of the site to provide medium density dwellings, as allowed under the provisions of the Planning & Design Code and an approved site Concept Plan, the Association had serious concerns with what the Aspen Group was proposing.
The Council Assessment Panel considered the application at a meeting in January where SPRA, and a number of local residents, made further verbal submissions to the Panel.
None of the Panel members supported the development and the application was refused Planning Consent.
The SPRA has concerns this application contravenes multiple provisions of the P&D Code and the Concept Plan for the site and should be refused.
Concerns include:
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SPRA are pleased that all panel members rejected the plan.
This submission can be downloaded as a pdf for printing.
The St Peters Residents Association Inc (SPRA) requests that this submission be considered in connection with this Development Application
This submission is based on the Planning Report prepared for the Aspen Group by UPRS dated 6th December 2024, and other supporting consultant reports.
The proposed redevelopment of the Adelaide Caravan Park, located in Hackney is now open for public comment. Submissions close on 20th June 2025.
The development is described as Torrens Title Land Division creating 47, construction of a six-storey mixed-use building and associated public roads.
As part of this the partial demolition of 2 Local Heritage Places and a change of use to detached dwellings is planned.
In 2022 Council endorsed the Built Heritage Strategy 2022-2027.
The Strategy includes the installation of Heritage Plaques on Local Heritage Places in the Council area. (Page 16 Item 1.2.2).
As far as this Association is aware no Heritage Plaques have been installed on any Local Heritage Place since the adoption of the policy 3 years ago. That means a deficit of at least 18 plaques.
SPRA would appreciate your suggestions of buildings that are deserving of a plaque.
In last week of December, Aspen Group, the owners of the Adelaide Caravan Park on Richmond Street Hackney lodged plans for a $70m complete redevelopment of the present caravan park. The 1.4 hectare site is roughly triangular and bounded by Richmond Street, Twelftree Reserve, the River Torrens and Old Mill Park Reserve.
In a market announcement Aspen Group (APZ) has provided details on the South Australian Property Tour. Section 3 outlines plans for the Adelaide Caravan Park.
Planning to redevelop into 126 high value residential dwellings (STCA):
Cameron England has authored Aspen Group lodges plans for 124-dwelling development on Adelaide Caravan Park site in the Advertiser.
Aspen Group has lodged plasn for a $70m housing development fronting Linear Park at Hackney, on the current Adelaide Caravan Park site.