SA government approves 20 storeys at

Glenside

August 2025 The SA government has approved a developer’s controversial bid to build apartments of up to 20 storeys in Adelaide’s inner-eastern suburbs. The decision, announced by Planning Minister Nick Champion on Friday, will see parts of the former Glenside Hospital site upzoned from eight to 20 storeys — an unprecedented scale for development outside the Adelaide CBD. The land, situated near the corner of Fullarton and Greenhill roads on the edge of the south-eastern parklands, was acquired in 2016 by developers Cedar Woods for $25.8 million. Cedar Woods has gradually redeveloped the site with townhouses and an eight-storey apartment block. But the company argued 20 storeys was necessary to allow the Glenside development to reach “its full potential” and applied in December 2023 to amend the planning code. A design proposal for the former Glenside hospital site. Parts of the former Glenside Hospital site will be upzoned from eight to 20 storeys. (Cedar Woods via PlanSA) Mr Champion, who is the final decision-maker on planning code amendments, said the rezoning would allow up to 200 more homes to be built. He added that there was “quite a bit of [housing] density” on the site already. “To my mind, having a bit more density of high amenity and high value on this site will actually bring a lot of positive to it,” he said. “I think in time people will see that this was the right decision even if in the run up to it they had concerns about it.” The company welcomed the government’s decision today and said it could add up to 200 homes to the existing plans for 1,000 homes on the site.

Greek Tribune Adelaide, South Australia