Proposal to join Southwark

Have your say

What's being decided?

The Department for Housing and Urban Development is seeking your feedback on whether you would like to be considered to be included in the new inner west suburb of Southwark. The suburb of Southwark will incorporate the new $1 billion mixed-use development at the former West End Brewery site that will feature a mixed-use urban community including retail, commercial, hospitality and community space and deliver up to 1,300 new dwellings. It may also include the surrounding streets of Thebarton which were part of the original Southwark subdivision in 1881.

The proposed new suburb will affect existing property owners, occupants and businesses within the area bound by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road to the east, Light Terrace to the south and Dew and Stirling Streets to the west as shown on the map below.

The outcome of consultation with those affected will determine the broader extent of the new suburb.

Background

Historically, the subject site was originally laid out over Section 1 Hundred of Adelaide, being the first section of land surveyed outside of the City of Adelaide, granted to Colonel William Light on 12 May 1838 upon which he built his house named ‘Theberton Cottage’. Southwark was the name given to a private subdivision of Section 1 in 1881, however further subdivisions occurred nearby using multiple iterations of the name ‘Theberton’. The name Thebarton was later adopted as the suburb name.

Get involved

Find out more:

• Take a look at our frequently asked questions

Have your say by:

• Completing our survey
• Emailing a submission to DHUD.PlaceNames@sa.gov.au
• Posting your written submission to Office of the Surveyor-General, GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5001

What are the next steps?

At the end of the consultation period, the Surveyor-General will consider all feedback, and a recommendation will be made to the Minister for Planning, the Hon Nick Champion.