COLLABORATION AREA Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport 3 ATTACHMENT Place Strategy
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COLLABORATION AREA Bankstown CBD and ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT Bankstown Airport Place Strategy Collaboration Area CA – Place Strategy December 2019 2 Acknowledgement of Country The Greater Sydney Commission acknowledges the Darug (Darag, Dharug, Daruk, Dharuk) people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the lands that include the Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area, and the living culture of the traditional custodians of these lands. The Commission recognises that the traditional owners have occupied and cared for this Country over countless generations and celebrates their continuing contribution to the life of Greater Sydney. List of shortened terms LGA – Local Government Area NETS – Newborn and paediatric Emergency Transport Service RNP – Road Network Plan undertaken by Transport for NSW TAFE – Technical And Further Education: vocational education and training system in Australia DPIE – Department of Planning, Industry and Environment DPIE – EES – Environment Energy and Sciences DPIE – PS – Public Spaces DPIE – EHC – Eastern Harbour City GANSW – Government Architect NSW SWSLHD – South West Sydney Local Health District SLHD – Sydney Local Health District SSE – Sydney School of Entrepreneurship TfNSW – Transport for NSW including Roads and Maritime Services UNSW – University of New South Wales WSU – Western Sydney University Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 3 Contents Foreword 4 1 Introduction 5 2 The Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area 6 3 The vision for the Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area 12 4 Summary of priorities and actions 14 5 A Collaborative Process 16 6 Framework and response 18 7 Priority and actions – Connectivity 20 8 Priorities and actions – Liveability 26 9 Priorities and actions – Productivity 30 10 Priorities and actions – Sustainability 36 11 Governance 41 12 Next steps 42 13 References 45 14 Appendices 47 Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 4 Foreword Peter Poulet Bankstown CBD and Bankstown The Place Strategy begins with Central City District Airport Collaboration Area is on the connectivity, by reconfiguring and Commissioner cusp of a major transformation, with integrating regional transport routes. South District Commissioner the convergence of government and Walking and cycling will be encouraged institutional investments in projects such as the mode of choice. The arts, creativity as Sydney Metro Southwest, a new vertical and culture will be embedded in all aspects Western Sydney University campus in of the built environment, whether it be Bankstown CBD and a $1.3 billion relocated planning processes, temporary activations Bankstown Hospital. or investigations into new regionally significant art facilities. The mix of these investments, the many parties involved and uniqueness of The area’s entrepreneurial culture and its the area’s diverse population, which is health, academic, research and training passionate about their culture, identity precinct will be fostered and a rethink of and the arts, requires a collaborative green infrastructure will be shaped around approach. This is one of the few places in Bankstown’s water resources. Greater Sydney that has its own airport - it With a whole-of-government, Council and is a place where entrepreneurs can ground institutional approach, the Collaboration themselves and be positioned to scale into Area will become a green, healthy and global markets. It is a place of ambition dynamic destination and a centre for jobs and innovation. and education for the South District. This Place Strategy provides one agreed vision for the future of Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport. It enables government, institutions, businesses and the community take advantage of momentum which already exists. Building on the good work that the previous South District Commissioner, Morris Iemma, undertook over the past year, we are now ready to take this strategy through to implementation. Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 5 1 Introduction This Place Strategy aims to guide its transition from 1.1 A complex urban area a suburban centre to a distinctive health, academic, The transformation of the Collaboration Area research and training precinct by leveraging into a health, academic, research and training government and institutional investments, and precinct will result in new jobs, a mix of housing creating a place to innovate and test ideas. types and investment in infrastructure to support This Place Strategy was co-created with stakeholders the transformation. This requires a deliberate and over 12 months. It will inform, coordinate and coordinated effort to resolve impediments and maximise policy and investment decisions by the leverage opportunities, such as: NSW Government, City of Canterbury-Bankstown • creating safe and attractive walking and cycling Council and major institutions. connections such as Stacey Street and along the This Place Strategy establishes a vision for Sydney Metro corridor Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport • improving public transport connections Collaboration Area based on the community’s vision such as those between Bankstown CBD and expressed in the City of Canterbury Bankstown Bankstown Airport Council’s strategies and policies including • creating an attractive built environment, CBCity2028, the City’s Community Strategic Plan. particularly in Bankstown CBD, key places It also reflects the objectives of theGreater Sydney (Figures 1 and 2) and public spaces Region Plan and South District Plan. • implementing Green Grid connections along This Place Strategy identifies impediments and Georges River, Salt Pan Creek and between opportunities, sets priorities for the Collaboration Bankstown to Sydenham Area and identifies actions to deliver the vision. • reconsidering how land in and around Bankstown Airport is used • addressing the anticipated increase in students (8,000 to 25,000 by 2036), workers (12,000 to 25,000 by 2036) and visitors, as well as anticipated population growth • preserving land for commercial opportunities and protecting it from residential uses • developing the Bankstown Health Neighbourhood to enhance the private and public health service offering in the area • addressing stormwater management network capacity and flooding risk • setting a benchmark for precinct-level sustainability and resource efficiency. Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 6 2 Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport • Western Sydney University Milperra - on the Collaboration Area is described in Figures 1 and 2. edge of the Milperra industrial area, including the Western Sydney University campus for The Collaboration Area includes: Bankstown and Mount St Joseph College. The • Bankstown CBD - a strategic centre with a university is expected to relocate to its new shopping centre, hospitality and entertainment Bankstown CBD campus when completed. destinations. • Airport Gateway - in the north of Bankstown • Bankstown to Sydenham Open Space Corridor Airport where most aviation and affiliated - a Greater Sydney Green Grid corridor with businesses are based in a mix of office, industrial opportunities for new walking and cycling and aviation hanger buildings. links and open space along the Bankstown to • Airport South - medium to large factories Sydenham Sydney Metro line. and warehouses in an area that is largely • Salt Pan Creek Corridor - part of the Green Grid undeveloped. yet is largely disconnected public open spaces • Georges Hall Town Centre - a local centre with a that lead to the Georges River. village atmosphere near the Airport Gateway, and • Yagoona Town Centre - a local centre with a home to Georges River Grammar School. train station located to the north west of • The Crest - a recreation and sporting facility close Bankstown CBD. to Bankstown CBD. • Bankstown South Bulky Goods Precinct - a • Industrial and Employment Areas - located in bulky goods retail precinct with furniture and around the Collaboration Area in Milperra, retailing, fast food and warehousing. Bankstown South, Padstow and Chullora and • Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital and Senior consisting mainly of warehousing. College - a cluster of NSW Government-owned land and open space around two kilometres from Bankstown CBD, consisting mainly of residential areas and the site of the Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital and Bankstown Senior College. • Condell Park Town Centre - a local centre with a village atmosphere. • Condell Park High School and Regional Sports Precinct - Condell Park High School and connected sport infrastructure, open spaces, anchored by Bankstown Showground, offering the potential for major sport, entertainment and performance, community, exhibition and market space. Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 7 Figure 1: The Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area key places Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 8 Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Collaboration Area Figure 2: Bankstown CBD key places Greater Sydney Commission | Collaboration Area – Bankstown CBD and Bankstown Airport Place Strategy 9 Bankstown CBD is a destination in its own right that 2.1 Catalysts for