that will be a key test with such a long west facing elevation - too little solar treatment means lots of blinds as there are no external shading devices

just received this email from australia house Dear fellow South Australian Hopefully you will have seen our new UK migration campaign launched in London yesterday. The controversial new advertising campaign takes an aggressive stance in promoting our State while publicly attacking everything everyon...

i suggest that you mobilise the 'forces' to ensure a high number of supportive comments as possible remember that planning decisiions can hinge on these matters and in a balance sheet you need good written responses to counter groups such as the North Adelaide Society. and if you know people that li...

directly opposite Planning SA in Dame Roma Mitchell HOuse so the resis can wave to the planners!!

it does happen everywhere
camden council in london just refused a much needed and otherwise great 10 storey building in central london on the basis of the overshadowing impact to one window in a nearby property (which already had daylight issues anyway)!!!

the cranes (height??) give a small clue to how the massing of these buildings may look in some of these longer views - look forward to seeing them grow and then disappear in a sea other new buildings!!!!

once again every runs to quickly to denegrate councils, this should not have major project status. if every mid height tower developer runs to the govt then the whole process is undermined there is a planning system in place and if it 'perceptibly' fails to deliver then the applicant has clear choic...

not too mention that in stacking up the economics they probably got more govt grant for homeless accommodation than trying to sell for student housing or bottom dwelling private accommodation - lets face it living above a bus station is not high on most people's list

any rumours of a start date?

looks like i will have to buy my tuna from sainsbury to support this south aussie company

great set of photos
laugh at the idea of would be passengers waiting for the tram that will never come!!!

i agree
if the council entered into a planing development agreement (or likewise) then they are not acting professional
there may be other factors behind their approach but my guess it is political with officers having to act accordingly for members

unless DAP rules have changes minutes will generally be publicly available after they have been agreed at the next DAP meeting
this is a category 2 development isnt it? so no appeal rights....

pruszinski architects appear to be getting a bit of work?
what do people think of their efforts?

within SA there are i remember a number of areas that are called 'land not within a council area' and each has a Development Plan of its own. The Dev Plan sets the planning policy for that 'area' and is the primary assessment tool like any other. they are Eyre, Whyalla, Coastal, Far North, fLINDERS,...