Changes to accessway

The developer of an approved 18-storey development at 131-139 Sturt St has sought to reconfigure car parking arrangements in the shared accessway with the neighbouring property at 151 Sturt St.

A total of 37 car spaces are currently accessed via a central accessway at 141 Sturt St, which separate neighbouring properties at 131-139 and 151 that currently house the office of Hayball Architects and IGA supermarket and Southbank Medical Clinic, respectively.

Under the plans of 131-139 Sturt St’s owner Evolve Development to expand the building’s envelope, car parking on the southern side of the accessway will be converted into an upgraded pedestrian link between Sturt and Dodds streets.

In doing so, 16 diagonal car parks will be reconfigured into the southern side of the accessway, which will also require the removal of two trees. Under the changes, one-way access will be provided from Sturt St through to Dodds St.

Evolve Development has a permit to build a mixed-use development, including a ground floor arts tenancy and more than 200 apartments, at the 131-139 Sturt St site •