Olympic Park

Housing in The City Plan 2036 Kings Bay

Harbour CBD

Leightonfield Yana Badu Sefton Duck River Wetlands

Cooks River Mirrambeena Regional Park

Canterbury Hume Hwy Racecourse

Yagoona Greenacre Hurlstone Park Campsie Canterbury

Bankstown Belmore Cooks River Sydenham Aviation and Lakemba

Liverpool Henry Lawson Dr Technology Earlwood Precinct Wiley Park Punchbowl Wolli Creek Regional Park

Georges River

Milperra Wolli Creek Salt Pan Kingsgrove Creek Regional Deepwater Park Park and Kelso Narwee Parklands

Riverwood Revesby Padstow City centre housing interchange underground Town centre housing Sydney Metro station underground

Shop top in local centre KogarahFuture Sydney Metro station underground

East Hills Shop top in village centre Alternative Sydney Metro interchange

Shop top smallHurstville village and neighbourhood Existing train stations centre Existing train line Local centre potential for housing growth Regional parklands Village centre potential for housing growth National Park Rivers and tributaries Low scale residential

Special character areas Georges River 68 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy Planning for the City centre will provide high rise buildings, in order to increase density and support an increase in quality commercial and local services.

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Kings Bay Urban and Suburban Places,

HarbourHousing CBD the City

Leightonfield Yana Badu Cooks River Chester Hill Sefton Duck River Wetlands

Cooks River Mirrambeena Chullora Regional Park

Canterbury Hume Hwy Racecourse While Canterbury-Bankstown is expected to

Yagoona Greenacre contribute up to 40,000 new dwellings to Hurlstone Park Campsie Canterbury Greater Sydney’s housing stock by 2036, we will aim

Bankstown Belmore Cooks River Sydenham Aviation and to create capacity for 50,000 new homes to match Bankstown Lakemba Liverpool Henry Lawson Dr Technology Larger developments will provide retail and other uses on the ground and All centres will provide open space for residents of all ages to enjoy. Earlwood first floors to activate the city street and provide for city life. Precinct Wiley Park the aspirations of the South District Plan and to Punchbowl Wolli Creek Regional Park create flexibility for additional take-up. In aiming

Georges River for diverse, accessible and affordable housing, we

Milperra M5 Motorway Wolli Creek will focus new housing in established centres. This Salt Pan Kingsgrove Creek Regional will protect and enhance attractive, low-density Deepwater Park Park and Kelso Narwee Parklands suburban areas; offer more housing choice close

Riverwood Revesby Padstow to public transport; and encourage vibrant centres Panania Low density housing in the immediate catchment areas of creeks and rivers Centres will be planned to provide for the recreational needs across our City. should have space for large trees and other indigenous vegetation. of residents. Kogarah East Hills Hurstville

Georges River National Park

Georges River CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy 69 It is essential that the variety of new housing that becomes available over the next 20 years responds to our growing community’s ever-changing needs and is across PRIORITIES

a range of price points. Establish a clear hierarchy of centres to provide a framework for future growth and character

Aim to locate 80 per cent of new housing within walking distance of mass transit or an existing centre

Ensure new housing in neighbourhoods and suburbs Earlwood, East Hills, , Greenacre, People and families want homes that maintains local character and landscape meet their needs in terms of size, Hurlstone Park, Kingsgrove, Lakemba, Lansdowne, Milperra, Mount Lewis, Narwee, design, location and price. People Provide housing choice to suit each life stage through a Padstow, , Panania, Picnic range of housing typologies, sizes and tenures also need to be able to easily access Point, Potts Hill, Punchbowl, Regents Park (with their work, shops, services, transport, parts within Cumberland Council), Revesby, Provide affordable housing typologies, especially for social networks and open space to , Riverwood, Roselands, very low, low and moderate income households Sefton, Undercliffe, Villawood, Wiley Park and support their day-to-day life. When Aim for design excellence we make decisions about where to Yagoona. locate new housing, we consider these Who lives in the City? needs, and how people can become At the 2016 Census the City had a population of part of a community that features 346,302, making it the largest local government quality civic space, entertainment and area in terms of population in NSW. Indicators leisure opportunities. The City’s population has grown by 45,850 over Across Canterbury-Bankstown there is also a the past 10 years. 2019 2036 need for a range of affordable housing options. A strong and diverse community Affordable housing supports members of the community who would otherwise rely on social Many people who come to live in the City stay, housing and provides an important transitional with 68 per cent of residents today having also step out of social housing into private housing. lived in the City five years ago. An Affordable Housing Policy will be prepared Residents Canterbury-Bankstown is predominately a 360,000 500,000 and introduced alongside a Housing Strategy family area as couples with children make up 40 for the City. These planning documents will per cent of all households. examine the need for affordable housing products, and test the financial capacity for An ageing population industry to provide this form of housing. The need to cater for the mature aged 121,319 160,669 Total dwellings The City today community is becoming increasingly important as the population is projected to age rapidly The City’s central location in Greater Sydney nationwide, and a forecast of high growth rates makes it an attractive place to live. in the over 65 demographic. 27% Dwellings in The City covers a large area of approximately Some homeowners are capitalising on their centres 110km². A significant proportion of this area assets, such that the demand for semi- 80% is suburban housing, although there are detached housing and high-density living has also substantial areas of industrial land and risen since 2006, resulting in an increase of Dwellings in numerous centres. dwellings in the City. This trend of downsizing is suburbs The City has 34 main centres which we’ve set to continue. 73% 20% categorised into city, town, local, village and Renting and group households Proportion of small village centres. dwellings for small The share of households renting has risen 15% households There are a further 54 neighbourhood centres by approximately four per cent since 2006, n/a distributed across the City which service Proportion of becoming the most prevalent tenure type in households in residential areas. Canterbury-Bankstown. 18.6% 7% housing stress Surrounding these centres are 41 residential The number of group households increased by suburbs including Ashbury, Bankstown, Bass around 2000 since 2011 with Canterbury (South) High rise housing in the City centre allows Hill, Belfield, Belmore, Beverly Hills, , residents the opportunity to live close to - Campsie being a particular hotspot. transport, jobs, and education, whilst enjoying Campsie, Canterbury, Chester Hill, Chullora, Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com a city lifestyle. Clemton Park, Croydon Park, ,

70 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy Greater Sydney Dwelling Demand Connective City 2036 Commission based on current Dwelling Demand Dwelling Target trend Dwellings 2650 1967 2500 Established low-density residential areas with established streets will be protected to provide housing choice for families and multi-generational living. Medium-density housing provides housing choice near centres. delivered per year 2016- 13,250 9000 12,500 2021 2016-2036 58,450 39,350 50,000

Diversity of places Existing low-density suburban neighbourhoods already provide a high level of amenity. These In general, people who have been living in the are valuable for their character and proximity to City for the longest time are in households ecological areas such as waterways and natural located on the outskirts of the City in suburbs parklands and should be protected. such as Padstow, Kingsgrove, Earlwood, Panania, Milperra, Canterbury and Ashbury. These areas are also valued for their larger lots and gardens. They provide the choice of The number of occupants in many of these housing that attracts knowledge workers to live households is decreasing, as children reach and work in Canterbury-Bankstown, as well as Established low-density residential areas with established streets adulthood and move out of home. This Well-designed shop-top housing can complement existing main street will be protected to provide housing choice for families and multigenerational and young families. character and adds new shopfront and housing in centres. multigenerational living. decrease results in smaller households in comparatively large houses. Determining factors Opportunities A car dependent community Many locations across the City, particularly near rivers and creeks, have steep topography affording residents with view of the City and across Greater Sydney. View sharing should A new university campus and hospital in While the number of households owning inform development design. Bankstown will attract increased numbers of multiple motor vehicles is high, the number students and young professionals to the area, of households with three, four or more motor requiring a different housing mix. vehicles is also increasing at around 30 per cent over a 10-year period. Today, Bankstown and Campsie provide the highest housing density within the City, The planned investment in future transport followed by those centres located on train infrastructure may impact preferences for lines which offer a wide variety of services mobility and private vehicles. and community facilities for residents close to Increasing housing near rail stations will public transport. encourage public transport use and reduce Investments in mass rapid transit usually traffic congestion and the environmental increases private investment around stations, impacts of car use. including in new housing. Sydney Metro City and Housing stress Southwest will create precincts for investment at Campsie, Bankstown, Punchbowl, At the 2016 Census 18.6 per cent of households Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore and Lakemba. in Canterbury-Bankstown were experiencing housing stress, such as paying rent or having Any new housing must follow place planning in housing repayments greater than 30 per cent order to improve liveability for the current and of the household income. This figure is high future community. compared to the average for Greater Sydney, The City’s other centres are a focus for which was 11.8 per cent. transport, service and community life. In the decade to 2016, the median mortgage These are places that can also support future repayments in the LGA increased by 23 per cent housing growth, as most are close to schools as compared to 20 per cent in Greater Sydney. well as health and community facilities.

CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy 71 Master plans will be prepared for precincts and centres. These will address the future form and infrastructure required to support high quality places and existing, individual character.

Housing demand and Greater Sydney Existing capacity for new dwellings Dual occupancies Locate 80 per cent of new housing Commission housing targets An examination of the capacity of the City to The LSPS proposes a review of Council’s within walking distance of mass transit In 2016 there were an estimated 121,615 accommodate additional dwellings under planning controls for dual occupancies. The way we plan for housing helps us to the current (2018) planning controls, which dwellings in the City, with demand forecasts There is significant capacity for dual occupancy strengthen existing centres and protect the include zoning, floor space ratios and maximum indicating an additional 39,350 new dwellings and secondary dwellings across the City, character and best features of established building height, indicates that: will be needed by 2036 to accommodate however this type of development is not neighbourhoods. We will do this by establishing projected population growth. ·· Housing capacity is in shop-top housing, suitable for all areas. a hierarchy of centres. with the greatest proportion located within Approximately 9000 of these dwellings will In identified special character areas and Currently the split of development is 27 per Bankstown CBD; however, this is not enough need to be provided by 2021 and the remaining localities with narrow streets, the controls and cent within centres and 73 per cent outside to match demand. 30,350 delivered up to 2036. permissibility applying to dual occupancies of centres. Delivering housing diversity ·· The centres with the greatest capacity for includes low-density development; however, The Greater Sydney Commission has will be reconsidered with a view to restricting additional dwellings are the centres along the to accommodate a growing population established short, medium and longer-term this form of development. Potential controls Sydenham to Bankstown corridor, but this is sustainably, the distribution of density will housing targets that equate to an average 2900 to be tested include wider frontages and larger not currently realised. need to be shifted to include higher densities. new dwellings per year. minimum lot size requirements. ·· Higher density forms of development, To 2036, the share of density that occurs within Testing the number of dwellings being built per although permissible, are also dependent on Principles for housing in the City centres is set to double. year against projected demand over 20 years a number of other planning factors, including The following principles have been adopted to We will prioritise housing growth in larger finds that the number of dwellings needed lot size, frontage and adequate building guide decisions about future housing delivery: centres between now and 2036. These centres each year will be lower than the Greater Sydney separation. Planning rules have the effect are close to public transport links to Liverpool, Commission target, even when including growth 1. Locate 80 per cent of new housing within of substantially limiting the actual level of and Sydney CBD. This will help stimulated by Sydney Metro. walking distance of mass transit; development that can be realised. us to coordinate the design and provision From January 2016 to April 2019 there have been ·· There is capacity for dual occupancy and 2. Promote a mixture of uses in centres that of built form, public domain, local services 7,000 dwellings completed, resulting in an secondary dwellings across the City, however support the functioning of everyday life and community services and will maximise average of around 2,000 dwellings per year. this type of development is not suitable for all including employment, recreation, civic, infrastructure and civic improvements. areas. commercial, health and educational Based on past performance of the market, our Locating new housing in centres will: requirements; housing study indicates Canterbury-Bankstown Notwithstanding the above capacity, a fresh ·· Generate active centres - interesting and has the demand to contribute up to 39,350 new review of housing controls in larger centres 3. Grow Bankstown to fulfil its role as a vibrant centres that people enjoy visiting and dwellings by 2036. will better match the location, type and size regionally significant CBD; of housing enabled by our planning controls spending time in; The implied target for Canterbury-Bankstown in 4. Grow Campsie into a vibrant strategic town and the housing required in the future. This will ·· Maximise residents’ access - to jobs, the South District Plan is 58,000 new dwellings centre; occur through place plans, structure plans and services, shops, recreation and leisure by 2036. To achieve this, the market would have built form plans. 5. Increase housing supply within centres activities; to deliver more housing per annum than it did in along the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro ·· Make efficient use of existing infrastructure – the recent housing boom. Growth split between centres and line; minimising the need for construction of new This indicates that it will be challenging to meet suburbs 6. Sustainably grow smaller centres; services and facilities; the Greater Sydney Commission’s target of 2900 The former Bankstown Council’s vision was ·· Minimise the need for car travel, reducing 7. Coordinate housing delivery and dwellings per year. to locate 60 per cent of new dwellings in traffic congestion and environmental impacts infrastructure planning; In light of that, the LSPS will aim to provide centres and 40 per cent in suburban areas, and of car travel; and capacity for 50,000 new homes to align more to provide approximately two thirds of new 8. Set planning rules that deliver quality ·· Support local businesses by increasing the closely with the South District Plan and create housing growth in the R3 Medium Density and design and feasibly deliver investment in population in the local retail catchment. R4 High Density Residential areas. new development; flexibility for additional take up, should that Centres that will be investigated for additional occur. In Connective City 2036, it is proposed that 9. Provide housing choice to suit each housing (subject to place plans, structure 80 per cent of new dwellings be provided in life stage through a range of housing planning, community consultation, and centres, and 20 per cent in suburban areas. typologies, sizes and tenures; environmental and urban design studies) include: Bankstown, Campsie firstly and then This will more closely match demographic 10. Provide affordable housing typologies Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, indicators and provide an increase in smaller especially for very low, low and moderate Canterbury, Yagoona, Chester Hill, Revesby and sized dwellings close to services and transport. income households; and Suburbs around the Georges River have Padstow. a stunning natural setting that will be 11. Lead with place-based and design-led protected and retained. planning to inform change.

72 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy Promote a mixture of uses in centres To 2036, Bankstown will continue to transition Detailed master planning for Campsie will into a regionally significant CBD. It will identify opportunity sites and provides a We will support the functioning of everyday accommodate high-density housing and will cohesive urban design approach. life, including employment, recreation, also support growth in commercial uses. civic, commercial, health and educational The master plan will be developed using place requirements in all centres in order to provide Grow Campsie as a strategic centre making principles which leverage off the all the services and facilities that people need existing character of the centre. The South District Plan identifies Campsie within proximity to transport. as a strategic centre. Connective City 2036 Master planning will also: Grow Bankstown to fulfil its role as a proposes that Campsie renew into a lifestyle ·· Identify and encourage more diverse housing regionally significant CBD precinct, offering a diversity of retail and leisure typologies (mix of dwelling sizes, student experiences that build on the existing character housing, affordable/key worker housing, As Bankstown transitions to a regionally of the town centre. seniors housing) through the preparation of significant CBD it is appropriate that it a master plan for Campsie and in the setting accommodates a mix of land uses including a Supported by a range of medical services, of development controls within the local university, commercial offices, a hospital, retail specialist uses will continue to draw people to environmental plan/development control and residential develoment. Delivering housing this centre. With existing low residential density plan; in Bankstown CBD will provide homes in a highly within walking distance of both the civic hub accessible location, providing ease of access of Campsie as well as the new Metro station, ·· Prepare building envelopes that set out how to jobs, education, health, and community there is capacity to encourage more people additional density can be accommodated facilities and services, and offer convenience to live within this centre and to also support while maintaining the existing Beamish Street and quality lifestyles. It will also help raise the its emergence as a destination precinct. fine grained streetscape character; status of Bankstown as strategic centre. Developments that provide commercial space ·· Prepare a public domain improvement and jobs in the centre will be encouraged to strategy to be funded through development The Greater Sydney Commission has committed provide well balanced land uses. contributions, which will encourage urban to establishing the Bankstown Collaboration design and place making improvements to Area, a collective approach to support growth The retail strip along Beamish Street has a fine achieve greater street activation, landscaping associated with the establishment of Western grain character with many of the original shop and creating opportunities for open space/ Sydney University (WSU) Bankstown Campus fronts and intact parapet detail from several public plaza areas; by 2022 and a new hospital in the Chapel Road 20th century architectural periods. Immediately Precinct. behind Beamish Street the built form is low ·· Identify the dwelling mix and types of housing density residential with some limited examples that should be provided within Campsie Residential development is compatible with of medium-density development. to suit the housing need of the current and these proposals as it will provide housing for future community; students and workers. Delivering housing in There are some examples of recently ·· Define street works and landscaping Bankstown CBD will: constructed shop-top housing which has been designed to maintain the street proportions of requirements to provide high quality links ·· Provide a high rise model commensurate with the original shops with housing set behind the to key open spaces and major employment its status as a City Centre, to improve housing parapet. destinations such as ; choice; and This built form contributes to the character of ·· Help meet both short and long term targets; ·· Sit within a broader structure plan for the Campsie, and will be supported through master Eastern Lifestyle and Medical Precinct. ·· Encourage a lively and dynamic urban centre; planning and development controls. ·· Support local businesses by bringing more The existing medium-density development in households into the trade catchment for the Campsie is unlikely to be renewed, however, CBD; public domain and improved connectivity ·· Provide economic opportunities for business; to the centre and Metro station can improve ·· Drive the need for high quality infrastructure; residential amenity. A mix of densities and ·· Provide accommodation for a wide range of heights within walking distance of the Metro users including students, teachers and health station will be tested with a transition to low- workers; and density housing around the centre. ·· Drive investment in development which will provide retail and commercial opportunities.

Areas with an increase in residential flat buildings need to have well designed, attractive and multi-functional open spaces.

CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy 73 In addition to the tailored master plans, Complete Streets Plans will be prepared to address the future form and infrastructure required to support high quality places. These plans will be prepared prior to decisions about centre boundaries, building form, height and FSR.

Increase in housing supply within This is fundamental to planning for our centres Provide housing choice to suit each annum in Lakemba to $102,596 per annum in It also encompasses low-density leafy the centres along the Sydenham to and the City as a whole. Detailed plans are life stage through a range of housing Chullora/Potts Hill. In Lakemba the median neighbourhoods and areas of ecological provided in all the other Evolutions in this rent was 35 per cent of a household’s median significance. Bankstown Metro line typologies, sizes and tenures document. income, yet in Chullora/Potts Hill it was 28 per In order to verify centre dwelling targets and The Sydenham to Bankstown Metro corridor As of 2016 around 20 per cent of households in cent. matching infrastructure requirements, centres has been identified by the NSW Government Set planning rules that deliver the area consisted of one person, and a further Households are identified as being in stress where adequate structure planning has to as a location for new housing. We will aim to quality design and investment in new 22 per cent were couples without children, if they fall within the lowest 40 per cent of be undertaken will undergo design-led and maintain the character of these areas and plan development yet only five per cent of dwellings had one equivalised incomes (income adjusted by the place-based structure planning prior to being to develop adjoining and surrounding lands bedroom. Existing areas that are zoned for R3 medium- ABS using equivalence factors to remove the rezoned. This will include community and and sites, including high-density development. density but which have density controls that This mismatch between household size and effect of household size and composition on stakeholder consultation before, during and We will work with the NSW Government on a make medium-density development unfeasible dwelling size is forcing some households in income nationally), who are paying more than after plan preparation, in accordance with high-level principles-based strategy and place should be reviewed. Sites to be up zoned to the area to spend more on their housing than 30 per cent of their usual gross weekly income Council’s Community Participation Plan. plans for each centre in consultation with the R3 or which maintain their existing R3 zoning needed. Around eight per cent of households on mortgage or rent repayments. In 2016, 9.7 community. This process informs future land use zones, will need to have density controls that enable consist of older people living alone. Older per cent of households were experiencing built form and public domain controls to ensure Greatest growth will be planned for the medium-density development. people generally like to stay near their family mortgage stress and 39.1 per cent were density is well placed, well designed, improves centres of Canterbury, Campsie, Belmore, and friends, but sometimes need to downsize experiencing rental stress. Our new local environmental plan will align the character of existing centres and provides and Lakemba, with more modest growth in their dwelling. to applicable planning rules of permitted The Greater Sydney Region Plan proposes residential and pedestrian amenity. Punchbowl, Wiley Park and Hurlstone Park. development types. The changes will apply the Providing a supply of smaller dwellings affordable rental housing targets in the range Current Land Use Strategies Sustainably grow local, village and R2 Low Density Residential zone more broadly throughout the area would support a range of of 5-10 per cent of new residential floor space, small village centres throughout the local government area, ensuring demographic groups, including older residents. subject to viability. CBCity2036, proposes a Land use strategies that have already been medium-density housing forms, such as multi- more aspirational target of 15 per cent of all new Providing increased housing choice to the adopted by Council will be used to inform Many of the centres in Canterbury-Bankstown dwelling housing and manor homes, are not development in growth precincts. We will test City’s residents will require a supply of smaller Council’s new planning rules. These strategies have capacity for some moderate growth in permitted. The R3 Medium Density Residential the viability of both approaches through our dwellings which can be achieved by: have also been used to inform the preparation housing. Birrong, Sefton, East Hills, Panania, Zone will be used to support housing growth in Affordable Housing Policy, which is currently of this document and are based on detailed and Greenacre have recently been indentified close proximity to town centres and areas of ·· Encouraging new residential flat buildings and being developed. analysis and community engagement. for growth in the former Bankstown’s land use high amenity, and permit a variety of medium- medium-density housing that provide a range It is essential that the affordable housing They will help guide future growth and strategies. It is expected these centres will density housing formats including residential of apartment sizes to suit different household settings are reflective of the market’s ability to infrastructure improvements in centres across retain their current status and continue to be flat buildings. structures; the City. local servicing in nature yet also recognise accommodate affordable housing as part of ·· Maintaining detached dwelling houses, the potential as set out in these strategies. The permissibility of multi-unit dwellings (such development feasibility which can vary. Special Character Areas as town houses and villas), and the application secondary dwellings and dual occupancies as This growth will likely occur in addition to Increasing the supply of affordable dwellings of the R3 Medium Density zone, is inconsistent part of the range of available housing to meet Maintaining local character is important to our incremental growth in these centres, and will for key workers such as police, teachers and throughout Canterbury- Bankstown. For different household needs; new planning framework. be encouraged by surrounding high amenity nurses will be achieved through: ·· Encouraging housing types suited to older locations in proximity to open space, or where example, approximately 60 per cent of the The introduction of special character areas will people throughout the City; access to public transport is available. former Bankstown local government area is ·· An Affordable Housing Policy that considers identify the unique characteristics of particular zoned R2 Low Density Residential, and the ·· Providing housing diversity close to public affordable rental housing; and both market areas in our city which we will look to safeguard Coordinate housing delivery and R3 Medium Density Zone is limited to a small transport; and led and community housing initiatives; from inappropriate development. infrastructure planning number of sites in the north west. ·· The NSW Government’s guidelines and ·· Preparing place-based plans to determine Special character areas will be developed with captured through uplift in land value; and Renewal creates opportunities to plan for and In the former Canterbury local government appropriate centre size and location for the community and could be based on planting, fund local infrastructure provision to meet the area, the approach is almost the reverse; medium-density. ·· Recognising that renewal could displace built character, streetscape characteristics the R3 Medium Density Housing Zone covers lower income households, particularly those growing needs of the community. Focusing Affordable housing for very low, low or suburb characteristics. For instance, where housing growth around existing centres most of the local government area and the who live in older homes, which is generally there are character buildings in an area or and moderate income households where there is access to transport will benefit R2 Low Density Zone applies only in Ashbury more affordable, and exploring initiatives to street, planning rules could be used to ensure future residents and create opportunities for and Earlwood. To create greater consistency Housing prices in Canterbury-Bankstown, offset this displacement as part of renewal built form features that make that area special, developer-funded infrastructure and civic and to better reflect existing and intended like the rest of Greater Sydney have been processes. for example, brick, pitched roofs, generous improvements. development it is expected that there will be increasing. Between 2006 and 2016, the median Leading with place-based and design- setbacks with vegetation or larger lot sizes are reduction in R3 zoned areas within the former mortgage in the LGA increased by $4,500 (23 per We will encourage housing in areas served by available or where necessary, strengthened Canterbury area and these will be replaced with cent) and the median rent increased by $9,360 led planning to inform change infrastructure and support incremental growth the R2 Low Density Residential zone. (90 per cent). In the less affluent parts of the matched to public domain improvements, Canterbury-Bankstown has strong LGA, households are spending relatively more additional community services and facilities, communities, with its local, town and village on their housing. In 2016, the median household and capacity in local infrastructure. centres providing a focus for community income in the LGA varied from $52,624 per life and a richness of cultural diversity.

74 CONNECTIVE CITY 2036 LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT | For exhibition not Council policy EVOLUTION 6- URBAN AND SUBURBAN PLACE, HOUSING THE CITY SOUTH DISTRICT PRIORITY ACTIONS CBCITY2028 PLAN COLLABORATION RESPONSIBILITY TIME FRAME Maintain the centres hierarchy to guide growth and inform decision making GSC, DPIE CBC Create a hierarchy of centres to Aim to locate 80 per cent of new housing growth within walking distance of suitable centres GSC, DPIE CBC guide future growth Undertake place plans, master plans for Campsie, Bankstown and other centres GSC, DPIE CBC

Provide capacity for up to 50,000 new dwellings by 2036 GSC, DPIE CBC

Address the South District Plan Grow Bankstown to fulfil its role as a regionally significant CBD, including high density residential GSC, DPIE CBC

Grow Campsie as a strategic centre GSC, DPIE CBC METROPOLITAN METROPOLITAN Include design excellence provisions with appropriate thresholds into Council’s new planning framework GANSW, DPIE CBC Improve design quality throughout the city Establish a design review panel to guide development applications GANSW, DPIE CBC Set new development controls that incorporate context, urban design and quality design GANSW, DPIE CBC

Protect the low density Avoid medium density housing types in suburban areas and maintain local character and landscape CBC CBC character of our suburban Identity the attributes that make special character areas unique, refine their boundaries and protect them CBC CBC neighbourhoods from inappropriate development.

Rationalise the use of the R2 Low Density and R3 Medium Density zones throughout the City DPIE CBC Recalibrate Council’s low and Review and recalibrate the permissible uses in the R2 Low Density and R3 Medium Density Zones DPIE CBC medium density zones Do not allow medium density housing in the R2 Low Density Residential zones DPIE CBC

Undertake a heritage review throughout the City DPIE CBC Protect environmental heritage Continue to operate Council’s Heritage Grant Fund and Council’s heritage advisory service DPIE CBC

Dual occupancies Review planning controls for dual occupancies in special character areas and localities with narrow streets DPIE CBC

Implement current land use Integrate current land use strategies into Council’s new planning framework DPIE CBC strategies

Increase housing supply Work with the NSW Government to fund deliver a high-level principles based strategy for the corridor TfNSW CBC, DPIE within the centres along the Prioritise Campsie (Strategic Centre) through a place planning and master planning DPIE, TfNSW CBC, DPIE Sydenham to Bankstown Corridor Maintain local character through place planning and master planning DPIE CBC CITY SHAPING Continue to allow secondary dwellings in low rise suburban locations DPIE CBC

Increase the proportion of larger apartments (3+ bedrooms) in strategic locations DPIE CBC Provide housing that suits the population Increase the stock of accessible dwellings and consider permitting more group homes in Campsie DPIE CBC

Allow student housing in Bankstown to support its health and education function DPIE CBC

Test 5-10 per cent of new residential floor space as affordable housing, subject to viability DPIE CBC

Prepare and exhibit an affordable housing policy DPIE CBC Affordable and social housing Develop an affordable housing contributions scheme DPIE CBC

Work with the NSW Government on large social housing and mixed tenure redevelopment projects LAHC, DPIE CBC

Ensure housing growth is Prepare a new development contributions plan DPIE CBC supported by infrastructure and funding Develop value capture mechanisms to fund local infrastructure to support housing growth DPIE CBC

Delivery: By 2021 (0–2 years) By 2021 and 2024 (2–5 years) Beyond 2025 (more than 5 years) South District Plan Directions: Please refer to pages 13-15. CBCity2028 Transformations: Please refer to pages 13-15.

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