Councils report (link) lays out the financial contributions from the three levels of Government – if, as the developers originally claimed, the stormwater capture component of the Cheltenham site is considered by the Council to be “open space”, then this along with the St Clair reserve portion goes a fair way to paying for the Developers legal requirement to provide a percentage of the site as open space. Charles Sturt will have the ongoing expense of running and maintaining this wetlands area as the project manager of the overall Waterproofing the West scheme
In Hindmarsh, it is pretty clear that any open space near to a railway line, with the possibility of Government owned land nearby, is likely to be treated in the same manner by developers. The Sammy Johnson Reserve in Renown Park fits all these criteria. A private Development Amendment Plan is at the moment being drawn up by the developers of the Solver Paint site – which is likely to have some degree of polluted ground because of the longterm use of the former paint manufacturing factory.
If the same mechanisms as at St Clair are followed with this development, one could reasonably expect a significant impact on the nature of the Renown Park Reserve. As far as Hindmarsh Issues can determine, there is no proposal yet to rezone the noxious Entech factory just over the council boundary in Port Adelaide Enfield.
Charles Sturt has entered into a commercial understanding with the owners of the Alexander Avenue land, and will subsequently assess the Development Amendment Plan being crafted by the developers for their project and some surrounding properties.
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I agree that the preservation of green space during the redevelopment of Bowden Brompton needs to be given the highest priority , given that the land values and the proximity to the city is turning the area into a very high density housing area.
Green space is essential for the development of healthy communities.
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