ACH Group lodges $124m, 11-storey Rose Park plan after SCAP knockback
ACH Group has lodged a revised $124 million, 11-storey retirement community with 61 apartments at the former War Widows site in Rose Park, InDaily reports.
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Aged care provider ACH Group has lodged revised plans for an 11-storey retirement-living community at the former War Widows site on Fullarton Road, Rose Park, InDaily reported on 10 November. The filing comes six months after the State Commission Assessment Panel (SCAP) rejected an earlier high-rise proposal for the site.
This is a lodged proposal, not an approval.
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Why it matters
InDaily says the earlier plan, for a 13-storey building with 72 retirement living bedrooms, was rejected by SCAP in April after numerous objections. Some objectors claimed the legacy of the historic site was “at risk”.
The site includes Vasey House, a Local Heritage Place that InDaily says was owned by the Australian War Widows from 1963 and named for Jessie Vasey, the guild’s founder and inaugural president. The report says it was previously used to house the widows of soldiers and for the group’s activities.
InDaily reports a campaign for greater heritage protection of the site, launched earlier this year, has gathered more than 1800 signatures.
ACH Group chief executive Linda Feldt said the revised proposal responds to pressure on housing, hospitals and aged care in South Australia, and that the company has made significant changes while keeping the proposal’s fundamental purpose, per InDaily.
The numbers
According to InDaily, the revised Rose Park community is valued at $124 million. It would include:
- 61 apartments
- a swimming pool and fencing
- removal of a significant jacaranda tree
- partial demolition and adaptive reuse of Vasey House
The rejected proposal had been 13 storeys with 72 retirement living bedrooms, so the new design is two storeys shorter. InDaily does not give a like-for-like apartment count for the earlier plan.
What’s next
Jack Batty, the Bragg MP who opposed the earlier plan, told InDaily neighbourhood scale and impact concerns must be addressed, and that residents should be able to study the revised plans and comment before anything is decided.
InDaily does not report an assessment timetable or which body will decide the revised plans.
For wider context on state housing delivery, see our earlier report on how South Australia is pulling every lever on housing delivery.
Figures and quotes in this story are attributed to InDaily’s report. The Australian Developer has not independently verified the application documents.
Heritage-listed Vasey House, to be retained and restored, artist impression 
Entrance from Hewitt Avenue, artist impression 
Stepped building seen from Hewitt Avenue, artist impression
ACH Group (artist impression)
Quick answers
Did ACH Group lodge the $124m, 11-storey Rose Park plan in Adelaide?
ACH Group has lodged a revised $124 million, 11-storey retirement community with 61 apartments at the former War Widows site in Rose Park, InDaily reports.
What are the key numbers in this story?
project value: $124m; storeys: 11; apartments: 61.
Where does this information come from?
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