Luxury retirement village in Fullerton underway after "torturous" and "flawed" approval process

Ian Tregoning and Graham Hobbs from developers Living Choice say the approval process needs reviewing. They believe local residents objecting the $12m project have too much power and put millions of dollars of investment remains at risk.

"It's been a three or four-year process, a torturous process and the moral of the story is that I believe the average citizen has too much power," Mr Tregoning said. "They can stand up and, for virtually no cost, stop a $100 million project."

Fullarton village is their first in SA, following expansion into the NSW and Queensland markets. It will include 142 independent and supported living apartments, an indoor pool, bowling green and cinema.