The Wellington Square Local Area will have improved resident experiences with greater connection to O’Connell Street, the city and the Adelaide Park Lands while retaining its character as a predominantly low density historic residential area.

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1. Improve public and active transport safety and priority with a focus on Jeffcott Street, Montefiore Road and connections to O’Connell Street, the Adelaide Park Lands and the inner suburbs.

2. Improve east-west active transport connectivity to O’Connell Street, and north-south on the Jeffcott-Montefiore- Morphett corridor.

3. Improve pedestrian connectivity to Wellington Square, including review of vehicular movements around the Square and safe pedestrian crossings.

4. Strengthen pedestrian and cycling connections across the Adelaide Park Lands to North Adelaide Station, Thebarton and Bowden.

The place principles for the local area are:

• Retain the predominantly low rise, low density historic residential character of the local area, whilst supporting opportunities to improve access to amenities and services.
• Facilitate the development of strategic places using contextual analysis to ensure the siting, scale and mass of the built form address interface issues, and respect the surrounding historic residential areas, including architectural and landscape features.
• Diversity housing supply through innovative adaptive reuse that preserves the heritage character of the local area, whilst contributing to moderate increases in residential density.
• Capitalise on the area’s proximity to the CBD by supporting active and sustainable transport, such as walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport (including City Connector bus service), through improvements to footpaths, cycle paths and signage. In particular:
  • Improve east-west active transport links to improve connection to O’Connell Street, and north-south on the Jeffcott Montefiore-Morphett corridor.
  • Improve pedestrian connectivity to Wellington Square, including review of vehicular movements around the Square and safe pedestrian crossings
  • Strengthen pedestrian and cycling connections across the Adelaide Park Lands to North Adelaide Station, Thebarton and Bowden.
• Investigate recreational open space uses and other activations, including for families, appropriate for the historically intact character of Wellington Square and the diversification of the Golf Course for other open space uses consistent with the National Heritage Management Plan for the Adelaide Park Lands and City Layout.
• Strengthen the connection to the Adelaide Park Lands, supporting the area’s important role in active and passive recreation for residents.