Bankstown City Council

Section 5

Future Directions

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Future Directions

This section brings together the various social, economic and environmental strategies to help provide a broad long–term vision that is meaningful and practical in all localities of the .

It is an opportunity to see how the City of Bankstown could accommodate projected population growth, reinvest in centres, upgrade infrastructure to support development, assist with quality design, and provide upfront strategic planning for growth areas.

What is the proposed dwelling target to 2031?

The research undertaken by Council indicates a sustainable dwelling target for the City of Bankstown is up to 16,000 new dwellings to 2031. The following studies support the above trends:

+ Council's Street Survey indicates the City of Bankstown has the capacity to sustainably accommodate around 14,400 new dwellings by 2031. The street survey takes into account the type and age of development, number of existing dwellings, local conditions and environmental constraints.

+ Council's Population Forecasts indicate the City of Bankstown would require 15,705 new dwellings to meet population growth and housing demand by 2031.

The Residential Development Study will monitor changes over the next 25 years and assess whether the provision of state infrastructure is keeping pace with population growth. Council will review the dwelling target if capacity and access to infrastructure are unable to support the additional population.

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Council's population forecasts indicate a demand for 15,705 new dwellings to 2031. -1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000

Bank s tow n CBD 8470

Yagoona 3850 Padstow- 2666

Milperra 2662

Greenacre-Mount Lewis- 2556

Bankstown 2316

Bass Hill-Lansdowne 2160

Revesby- 1925 -East Hills 1909

Birrong-Regents Park-Potts Hill 1302

Chester Hill 1213

Sefton 1069

Punchbowl 654 Villawood 425 Picnic Point 215

Condell Park 17 Population Increase -171

This graph shows the projected number of new dwellings for each suburb in the City of Bankstown to 2031. 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Bankstown CBD 3547 Yagoona 1679 Padstow-Padstow Heights 1364 Bankstown 1187 Greenacre-Mount Lewis-Chullora 1150 Revesby-Revesby Heights 1023 1005 Bass Hill-Lansdowne 936 Panania-East Hills 880 738 -Regents Park-Potts Hill 515 Sefton 483 Punchbowl 370 Villawood 282 Picnic Point 225 188 Georges Hall 133 Dwelling Increase Source: ID Consulting Population & Household Forecasts 2008

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Where are the possible areas that can best cope with population growth?

The Metropolitan Strategy requires Council to apply sustainability criteria to the planning process.

A consideration of the opportunities and constraints in the City of Bankstown identifies the following locations as possible study areas for future housing.

Possible Study Possible Centre Potential Areas Types new homes to 2031 3 = yes (based on U= no historic trends, population forecasts & street

survey) State infrastructure Future home to closer - Jobs DoP transport Regional public parks Local recreation facilities Community Hazards design urban and Vision Bankstown CBD Major 3,810 3 3 3 U 3 3 3 Yagoona Village 1,640 U U 3 U 3 3 3 Padstow Village 940 U U 3 U 3 3 3 Revesby Village 790 3 U 3 U 3 3 3 Chester Hill Village 730 U U 3 U 3 3 3 Bass Hill Small Village 640 U U 3 3 U 3 3 Panania Small Village 440 U U 3 U 3 3 3 Punchbowl Small Village 230 U U 3 U U 3 3 Greenacre Small Village 210 U U 3 U 3 U 3 Sefton Small Village 160 U U 3 U 3 3 3 Rookwood Road Neighbourhood 300 U U 3 3 U 3 3 East Hills Neighbourhood 40 U U 3 U U 3 3 Birrong Neighbourhood 10 U U 3 U U 3 3

The suburb of Bankstown is likely to accommodate the majority of the population growth, and the suburbs of Padstow, Revesby, Yagoona and Greenacre are likely to experience medium growth. It is important to plan for the supporting infrastructure and services needed in these growth areas.

Other suburbs are forecast to experience low population growth and will primarily see redevelopment in a dispersed pattern.

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What issues should the Residential Development Strategy consider?

The City of Bankstown continues to be a home to a diverse range of households– mature suburbs, renewing suburbs, and entry communities for new Australians. The State Government and Council will need to stage housing growth over the next 25 years to address complex renewal issues affecting the City of Bankstown:

+ The need to plan for communities and people, not numbers. Higher density communities cannot afford to be polarised. This means real social mix and balance for long term residents, children and older people.

+ The need for locally determined and integrated neighbourhood planning, not broad brush permissive rezoning.

+ A key issue in older suburbs is the incremental intensification of areas with multiple and fragmented ownership. There is a need for mechanisms to promote site consolidations, and to allow more thoughtful and integrated renewal of fragmented centres.

+ The State Government must co–ordinate the kinds of agencies and resources needed to achieve integrated renewal programs in older suburbs. The Urban Development Institute of makes the observation that the provision of infrastructure cannot follow development. If the infrastructure is good enough and enhances the amenity, this can sustain higher densities and attract people to move to an area.

+ The need to achieve greater access and equity to infrastructure, services and facilities. This will include addressing historic backlogs. Future growth and increased densities should not occur without clear commitments to funding the necessary infrastructure.

+ The need to stage housing growth alongside economic regeneration strategies that can bring 'jobs closer to home' for new residents.

+ The physical replacement and upgrading of private housing that is reaching the end of its life.

+ Integrating land use planning and social interventions to tackle the problem of possible concentrations of poverty and community stress.

+ The need for a more effective use of poor quality, underutilized or redundant space such as poor quality commercial properties.

+ Programs for the improvement of local amenities and public open spaces.

+ Renewal proposals to make areas attractive to upwardly mobile households– to encourage them to stay in the area, to retain higher incomes, to have access to higher education, and build a mixed community rather than have certain households move away to 's fringe.

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