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Norman wrote:The Antiques shop will be open for another 6-7 weeks.

Xaragmata wrote:

Norman wrote:The Antiques shop will be open for another 6-7 weeks.

The Antique shop is vacant, but the business moved into the shop behind the butcher, and both are still trading, so my
guess is that this development is on hold or abandoned.

Plympton TOD plans revealed

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02 Jun 09 @ 05:01pm
by Kym Morgan



THIS IS the first look at the $70 million apartment and shopping precinct set to transform the corner of Anzac Hwy and Marion Rd, Plympton.

The modern eight-storey, 100-120 serviced apartment development is planned by the Palmer Group for land adjoining The Highway hotel, previously the Highway Inn.

Features of the project include a ground level supermarket, 20 specialty shops, restaurants, cafes and up to 550 car parks split across two levels.

The development’s second floor would comprise 2000 sqm of office space with the top six floors dedicated to the apartments. The development was given major project status by the State Government in 2007.

Plans for the 20,000sq m site near the Glenelg tramline were submitted to Planning SA last month.

Palmer Group director Martin Palmer said the project would be one of the state’s first transport-oriented developments (TOD) and service the local area.

“It’s going to be imperative over time that Adelaide supports its growth by building housing and other supporting infrastructure and amenities, near major transport nodes.” Mr Palmer said.

“Logically the best sites will probably be the ones that are developed first, such as this one.” Mr Palmer said the project’s retail mix would include restaurants, cafes, bookshops and other outlets to encourage “interaction and activity”.

“We envisage this being a place that at 8pm on a Saturday night people would come down to, not specifically to go to one place to eat but to wander around and interact because there are five places to eat.”

The Palmer Group bought The Highway in 2004 and spent $3 million upgrading the hotel.

Over the following three years, the group bought surrounding properties including four houses, flats and shops, so it would have enough land for the proposed development.

Owen Brown, spokesman for Infrastructure Minister Paul Holloway, said a six-week consultation period, including a public meeting, would begin once Planning SA had reviewed the plans.

West Torrens Mayor John Trainer, who had not seen the plans when contacted last week, said he supported the idea of a TOD in the location but was concerned it would create traffic congestion on Anzac Hwy, Marion and Cross roads.

Mr Palmer said traffic impact studies had been completed in conjunction with the Department of Transport and believed surrounding roads were capable of absorbing extra traffic.

AtD wrote:Do I have the location of this building correct?
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