With many investors making the most of big blocks in Adelaide, the city is undergoing a subdivision revolution, and it's becoming a sticking point for local residents.
"We are expected to take on more housing, more people, and it has brought some wonderful people into the city, and they are joining in, they've been part of the community, so there are some real positives with infill," Ms Whittaker said.
"On the other side, we have the fact that the city is changing so rapidly, and it brings a huge number of problems as far as traffic is concerned, parking is concerned, there are disputes over fences, there are downsides to it that we are working through as a council and we're trying to work through as quickly as we can."
The council is planning to reduce subdivisions from five properties per block down to two or three, but it will be at the mercy of state planning laws.University of Adelaide planning expert Emma Baker said Adelaide was undergoing"massive" change, even if it was not growing as quickly as other major capitals."We've got smaller households, more of them, we're growing slowly, and we probably want different things from our housing.
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