ADELAIDE has unveiled plans for a $65 million training and administration base at North Adelaide.

The Crows presented the designs of their sporting and community hub to the Adelaide City Council on Tuesday night.

The proposed development will take place on the Adelaide Parklands and replace the Adelaide Aquatic Centre.

The development will include a new aquatic centre that will be accessible to the public, a community building and a training and administration centre for the Crows, which will include training grounds available to the public.

No buildings will be higher than two stories and the Crows won't be applying for a full-time liquor licence for the premises.

After a vigorous discussion lasting more than two hours, the council voted to allow the Crows' plan to go out for public consultation.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan said he was pleased with being able to present the club's plans to the council.

"They set us some guiding principles a while ago and it was nice to be able to talk to each of those and for the first time, make some of these proposals public," Fagan said.

"There's been plenty of discussion around what may or may not happen, but it's nice to be able to talk to them specifically.

"The guidelines have been met in a really compelling and a really positive manner.

"We've taken a lot of time to try to address the community's needs and this is all about producing a facility that solves existing problems and creates opportunity that's a positive one for the community, for existing stakeholders and for the football club."

The Federal Government has already pledged $15 million towards the development.

Fagan said the Crows would begin talks with the State Government about funding once the master plan was completed, while he said the AFL had traditionally been supportive of these types of projects.

All of the ovals will be open to the public, with the Crows encouraging supporters to watch training sessions at the proposed venue.

There would still be the possibility of holding closed training sessions at Adelaide Oval, as is the case currently.

"It would be an end to closed training sessions," Fagan said.

"Most clubs that develop new facilities tend to do it in areas where they become publicly accessible as a training ground.

The new training and administration base could also assist the Crows recruit and retain players.

"It's an important element, they're high-performance athletes and it's important for them in a relatively short career to make the most out of it," Fagan said.

"Right across the global sports industry, having up-to-date, contemporary facilities is important and this would be a part of that.

"This would be one of the leading sports facilities in the country, but importantly, it's a sports and community facility."

The public consultation process is expected to start in March next year and take 10 weeks.