A WILLIAMSTOWN landmark has been earmarked for a major redevelopment, with plans for a winery, restaurant and tourist accommodation revealed.

Millon Wines owners Xiao Xia Guo and Guomin Chang have submitted a development application with the State Planning Commission for a $4.3 million development at their existing boutique wine cellar at 48 George Street.

According to the application, by Green Light Planning, Millon Wines intends to demolish two existing sheds and construct five tourist accommodation “pods”, a small-scale restaurant to seat 75, and small-scale winery with 50-tonne crush capacity.

An additional cellar-door sales outlet will be established within the ground floor of the existing dwelling.

“There is limited tourism product and activities in the local area and as such the introduction of the five-dayper- week restaurant, sevendays- per-week cellar door and the tourist accommodation
will add vitality to the local region and the immediate locality as part of a smallscale bespoke and sustainable offering,” it says.

“The economic, social and environmental effects have been thoroughly documented and we are of the view that there are positive effects that will flow on for the locality and economy as a result of this proposal.”

The proposal also includes 28 new carparks to bring the total to 38, filling of an existing bore and relocation of rainwater tanks.

A two-metre noise barrier fence will replace the existing front garden wall.

A total of 10 people can be accommodated across the five single-bedroom pods, which have decks overlooking the vineyards, and will be built from materials that tie in with the sandstone of the
existing Tuscan-style homestead at the front of the site.

As a category 3 (non-complying) form of development, the project is out on notification until April 7.

The development was previously submitted to the Barossa Council Assessment Panel in 2018 but was withdrawn before assessment.