A NEW 74-home housing development has been approved for Evanston Park, four years after its developer first applied for consent from Gawler Council.
At Gawler Council’s Assessment Panel (CAP) meeting last Wednesday, members approved an application from Lifestyle Land Developments Pty Ltd to create new estate on the south-western side
of Gawler-One Tree Hill Road, near the Woodvale land development.
The new development comprises of three separate properties, with the existing homes, including a heritage farmhouse, set to stay and form part of the 74 home estate.
The new allotments will range in size from 334m² to 5245m², with an average size of 794m².
A two-metre high entrance statement comprised of stone walls, a timber post and a rail fence is also set to be included as a way to “maintain the rural feel of the locality when viewed from One Tree Hill Road” according to a report tabled by council staff at the CAP meeting.
Lifestyle Land Developments’ Joel Poulish said his company was happy the application was approved.
“We’re exciting that the development is now approved and we would like to say watch this space for more information regarding blocks in the next month or so,” he said.
Mr Poulish declined to comment further on the amount of time taken by council to approve the development and on further details about the developments design.
Negotiations and delays between Gawler Council and the State Government over the alignment of the Gawler East Link Road (GELR) project led to the development application being delayed for
four years.
Lifestyle Land Developments will have to make a financial contribution to the GELR to develop the land, as will all future land developments in the Residential Hills Zone and the Gawler East
Residential Area.
The application will see 13 regulated trees and four significant trees removed from the land, while an extra allotment for the proposal was removed by the developer after Gawler Council’s heritage advisor Douglas Alexander found it would affect the character of the heritage-listed farmhouse included in the development land.
In their report to the CAP, council staff stated the revised land division was suitable and recommended CAP members grant development consent.
“The proposed division of land is a desirable, orderly and appropriate form of development within the Residential Hills Zone that would not significantly impact upon the areas scenic character, traffic safety or amenity of neighbouring properties,” the report said.