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The power to approve demolition of state heritage-listed buildings would be stripped from ministers and main planning bodies and handed to parliament to decide, under proposed amendments prompted by the fight to save the Urrbrae Gatehouse.
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BREAKING: The historic Urrbrae gatehouse will be dismantled and rebuilt nearby rather than being bulldozed for a road upgrade, the State Government has announced after bowing to months of community protest.
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The Premier says “there may be an opportunity” to relocate a state heritage-listed Urrbrae gatehouse if the University of Adelaide has a “purpose” for it, as the Transport Department awaits new detailed costings on moving the building.
Campaigners are stepping up their fight to save a heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae, as the State Government is accused of “being tricky” and “passing the buck” by offering the University of Adelaide $2 million to move the building itself.
The University of Adelaide says it has yet to receive a formal notice from the State Government of its intention to acquire land and bulldoze the historic Urrbrae gatehouse for an intersection upgrade, as it vows to “pursue its legal rights” to stop the takeover and demolition.
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