Concept design approved by Council

Council has approved a revised concept for the Hutt Street revitalisation project. The option will deliver a safer and greener street while ensuring only a small reduction in car parking.

After continuing to receive feedback from the community and carefully assessing the potential options for the future of Hutt Street, on 9 December 2025 Council approved a concept design to revitalise Hutt Street.

The design reflects what people told us matters most, including:

• Keeping Hutt Street’s village feel
• Making it safer and easier for people walking and cycling
• Protecting and adding greenery, including trees
• The provision of convenient parking along the street to support businesses and activation.

Key features of the endorsed design:

• 60-degree angle parking with 110 car spaces retained for accessible and convenient parking
• 3 new trees to complete the avenue and street greening
• Two new refuge crossings and raised thresholds at minor side streets for safer pedestrian movement and improved street connectivity
• A wider bike lane with a line marked buffer for protection to parked cars reversing and bike boxes which provide priority to cyclists at intersections

You can see the approved concept plan here.

Next steps

The City of Adelaide will now prepare detailed designs and work to finalise grant funding arrangements.

The City of Adelaide is committed to:

• Carrying out works incrementally, in stages, to minimise disruption.
• Comprehensive engagement with business in the project area before the project starts. This will help us to understand day to day business operations and how these can be accommodated during the construction delivery as far as practicable.
• Ongoing interaction with community, businesses and residents throughout the life of the project and provision of timely information to ensure everyone is kept up to date with what’s coming next.

To avoid disruption prior to Christmas next year, construction is anticipated to begin in early 2027.

Listening to our community

The City of Adelaide engaged the local community on five concept development options from 21 February to 28 March 2025.

We received a strong response, with high levels of participation across our survey and face-to-face sessions, including drop-ins and community events along Hutt Street. This level of engagement highlights just how much the community cares about the future of this precinct.

We heard from a diverse mix of people – including residents, business owners, visitors and workers – with many contributions from the south-eastern corner of the city. We also gained valuable insights across age groups, with younger people active online and older participants engaging more through in-person sessions.

We hosted two community drop-in sessions and two stakeholder workshops at the Hutt Street Library, and also met with business owners through a dedicated forum to provide an opportunity for local businesses on Hutt Street to learn more about the concept development options and speak directly with the project team.

We also held a pop-up engagement session during the Fringe Vibes event on Hutt Street, where locals shared their ideas in a vibrant and welcoming setting. A few photos from that session are featured below.

The Hutt Street Revitalisation project team at Fringe Vibes

We asked for feedback on five concept development options for Hutt Street, between South Terrace and Carrington Street – the area covered by the Hutt Street Revitalisation Project.

This community engagement was undertaken from 21 February to 28 March 2025.

The feedback received will help us understand what you want to see for the future of Hutt Street and inform the next stage of the project design.

The Hutt Street Revitalisation Project is an exciting City of Adelaide Street upgrade initiative involving multiple stages from design to construction.

Hutt Street Revitalisation forms part of the City of Adelaide’s Main Streets Revitalisation Program. As the hub of the south-east precinct, Hutt Street provides a village-like cluster of cafes and restaurants, alongside day-to-day essentials and community services.

The overall objective of the revitalisation of Hutt Street is to preserve and celebrate Hutt Street’s leafy green streetscape and historic village charm whilst providing a well-planned street that supports local businesses, increases opportunities for social interaction and is welcoming and accessible to community and visitors alike.

What have we done with community and how did we get here?

Since 2021, we’ve been working with the community to shape the future of Hutt Street. Together, we’ve explored what we want to see for this iconic street. Our work has included site investigations, technical reviews and stakeholder engagement, with the feedback gathered informing the development of concept designs and design principles.

In August 2024, the Council reviewed an early concept design for revitalising Hutt Street. This concept was shaped by community feedback gathered during master planning in March/April 2022. Council sought review of the concept plans for Hutt Street Revitalisation Project with a particular focus on the provision of car parking spaces. In response, five different concept options have been developed.

In late November 2024, the City of Adelaide was successful in securing a $7.32m grant funding contribution for the revitalisation of Hutt Street under the Australian Government’s Thriving Suburbs Program. This program aims to support projects that enhance liveability, strengthen social cohesion, and support local amenity in urban and rural communities.

The City of Adelaide Council has received a full report of the engagement outcomes, and are considering concept design options. Following this, Council may decide on the next steps for the revitalisation of Hutt Street.

Once a decision has been made, we’ll share the engagement outcomes, Council’s decision, and the next steps with the community.