Adelaide Court Halts Tower, Preserves Views

0:00Accordant Adelaide just shut down a developer's dream of slapping up a 53 meter tower on Franklin Street in the west end of holding a city. Council noticed that sticks to a height cap from a 2014 land agreement. That deal, signed by Chinese firm Zheng Tong, limits buildings to within 20% of 25 meters. Basically capping things around 30. Meaders on the old Balfour site. Residents from nearby apartments fought this for six years straight. Terrified, they'd be buried in shadows from the massive structure right next door. Calling it a total eclipse on their views and peace. They took it through three courts, from environment court to supreme and back. And folks like Deputy Lord Mayor Carmel Noon are over the moon hailing. It has a David Beetz-Goliath win after endless uncertainty. The developer cried foul, saying a shorter build would cost them nearly 10 million in losses with no profit. But the judges trashed their feasibility. Report as amateur hour. Now any redo needs state planning approval.

1:01And locals want to team up for a development that respects the site's history and fits the neighborhood. Vibe. That's your update from Adelaide News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.