Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan

September 2020 Visit: www.wscd.sydney/planning-partnership www.planning.nsw.gov.au © Crown Copyright 2020 NSW State Government Released September 2020 Acknowledgement Disclaimer Planning for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis While every reasonable effort has been acknowledges more than 60,000 years of made to ensure that this document is continuous Aboriginal connection to the land that correct at the time of printing, the State makes up NSW. of New South Wales, its agents and employees, disclaim any and all liability to This Plan recognises that, as part of the world’s any person in respect of anything or the oldest living culture, traditional Aboriginal and consequences of anything done or Torres Strait Islander owners and custodians of the omitted to be done in reliance or upon Australian continent and adjacent islands share a the whole or any part of this document. unique bond to Country — a bond forged through thousands of years of travelling across lands and Copyright Notice waterways for ceremony, religion, trading and In keeping with the Western Sydney seasonal migration. Planning Partnership’s commitment to encourage the availability of information, Aboriginal peoples maintain a strong belief that if you are welcome to reproduce the we care for Country, it will care for us. The material that appears in this Planning Aerotropolis area is custodially cared for by three Report for personal, in-house or non- Aboriginal groups: the Darug, Dharawal and commercial use without formal Gundungurra. Others, such as the Eora, Darkinjung, permission or charge. All other rights are Wiradjuri and Yuin maintain trade or other reserved. If you wish to reproduce, alter, obligatory care relationships with the area. The store or transmit material appearing in Deerubbin, Gandangara and Tharawal Local this Planning Report for any other Aboriginal Land Councils also have local land purpose, a request for formal permission holdings and responsibilities towards Aboriginal should be emailed to: peoples living in the area. [email protected] This significant connection to Country plays an You are required to acknowledge that the important part in shaping this Plan. material is provided by the Planning Country takes in everything within the physical, Partnership or the owner of the copyright cultural and spiritual landscape - landforms, as indicated in this Planning Report and waters, air, trees, rocks, plants, animals, foods, to include this copyright notice and medicines, minerals, stories and special places. It disclaimer in any copy. You are also includes cultural practice, kinship, knowledge, required to acknowledge the author (the songs, stories and art, as well as spiritual beings, Western Sydney Planning Partnership) of and people: past, present and future. the material as indicated in this Planning Report. Artwork by Nikita Ridgeway

Contents

Executive summary 4

1 Introduction 6 1.1 The Aerotropolis 6 1.2 Purpose of the Plan 8 1.3 Strategic context 10

2 A vision for the Aerotropolis 18 2.1 Achieving the vision – a landscape-led approach 20 2.2 Creating a global gateway 23 2.3 Designing a cool, green new city with great places 23 2.4 Transitioning to an Aerotropolis 24 2.5 Retaining a green, biodiverse landscape 24

3 Implementing the vision 26 3.1 Structure Plan 26 3.2 Planning framework 26

4 Infrastructure 32 4.1 Blue-Green Infrastructure Framework 32 4.2 Future transport network 35 4.3 Digital infrastructure – smart cities 39 4.4 Energy infrastructure 40 4.5 Integrated water, wastewater and recycled water services 40 4.6 Social and cultural infrastructure 41

5 Safeguarding the 24-hour airport 44 5.1 National Airports Safeguarding Framework 44 5.2 Implementing the NASF 50

6 Resilience and adaptability 52 6.1 Circular economy 52 6.2 Urban cooling 52 6.3 Waterway health and management 53 6.4 Hazard management and recovery 53 7 Precinct planning 56 7.1 Common strategic outcomes and implementation strategies 56 7.2 Vision and land uses – initial precincts 58 7.3 Expected planning outcomes – initial precincts 61 7.4 Vision and land uses – remaining precincts 74 7.5 Expected planning outcomes – remaining precincts 75

8 Infrastructure funding and provision 84 8.1 Place-based Infrastructure Compact 84 8.2 Infrastructure funding 84 8.3 Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport alignment 85 8.4 Utilities and services 85

9 The way forward 86 9.1 Monitoring 86 9.2 Next steps 86 9.3 Review of Plan 88 9.4 More information 88

Glossary 89

Appendix – Planning Principles 92

Map list Initial Precinct Structure Plans: Initial Precincts 7 Aerotropolis Core 63 Wianamatta–South Creek Catchment 13 Northern Gateway Precinct 65 Adjoining Areas 15 Wianamatta–South Creek Precinct 67 Structure Plan 27 Badgerys Creek Precinct 69 Land Zone 29 Agribusiness Precinct 73 Blue Green Infrastructure 34 Remaining Precinct Structure Plans: Transport Corridors 37 Dwyer Road 77 ANEC Contours 45 Kemps Creek 79 OLS Chart 47 North Luddenham 81 Wildlife Buffer Zones 49 Rossmore 83 Public Safety Areas 49 Flood Extent 55 Executive summary

The Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan sets a vision for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis as Australia’s next global gateway, built around the world-class Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.

An aerotropolis is a metropolitan area transport and digital networks will The with infrastructure, land uses and the prioritise more sustainable connections Aerotropolis economy centred on an airport. The and make it easier for people to navigate will be a Western Sydney Aerotropolis is a once- their way around the Aerotropolis. centre of in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive Essential freight connections to and from employment transformational change in the emerging the Airport and other areas like the for: Western Parkland City, a vision for Agribusiness Precinct will be focused on Western Sydney that will improve main roads away from local areas. opportunity, amenity and sustainability Given the many elements, stakeholders for workers and residents. and ambitions for creating this 21st In setting its vision through the Greater century city, the Plan sets out 11 Defence and Sydney Region Plan, the NSW objectives to shape decision-making aerospace Government has committed to a across the four themes of the Greater 30-minute city, where people live within Sydney Region Plan: productivity, 30 minutes by public transport of their sustainability, infrastructure and nearest strategic or metropolitan centre. collaboration, and liveability. These The Aerotropolis is essential to this vision. objectives are supported by landscape, urban design and planning principles. Advanced It will be an accessible, innovative and manufacturing connected city with great places. Its Importantly, all work will be guided by a evolution will catalyse a jobs-dense single, overarching objective to environment nurturing industry of the Recognise Country: Acknowledge future. It will help to boost productivity Traditional Custodians and provide and contribute to significant jobs growth opportunities to Connect with Country, in Western Sydney. As an employment Design for Country and Care for Country Technology centre for the Western Parkland City it when planning for the Aerotropolis. will include jobs in defence and This Plan builds on the unprecedented aerospace, advanced manufacturing, collaboration across all levels of technology, agribusiness, health, government that commenced with the education, research and tourism. Western Sydney City Deal. It was Agribusiness The Aerotropolis will be framed around a developed by the Western Sydney landscape-led approach, where the Planning Partnership, a key commitment Wianamatta–South Creek corridor and an of the Western Sydney City Deal and expansive network of green and blue strategic, innovative approach that corridors shape the city’s structure and includes Western Sydney councils and Education building. Noise sensitive uses in State agencies. and research appropriate locations will protect the The Plan sets out a sequenced approach community from the 24/7 airport to precinct planning that will optimise operations. People will live and work in planned investment in major vibrant urban centres with a mix of uses, infrastructure and create the impetus for walking and cycling paths, and social and the early activation of the Aerotropolis. It cultural infrastructure. Health establishes 10 precincts, of which six will Planning on this scale will build resilience be planned for early. These are described and adaptability to the effects of a in more detail on pages 6-7. changing climate and draw on circular This Plan responds to feedback from economy principles to better use public exhibition, creates early resources and reduce waste on an Tourism employment opportunities and helps to Aerotropolis-wide scale. Integrated coordinate infrastructure planning.

4 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Detailed precinct planning will aim to precinct planning and master planning, stage and sequence development within promoting exemplary design outcomes Next steps: and between precincts to optimise and implementing detailed development infrastructure provision. This will be controls to achieve the vision for the informed by the Place-based Aerotropolis. Infrastructure Compact for the Detailed precinct plans for the initial Aerotropolis. precincts will be on exhibition towards Infrastructure funding will be refined the end of 2020. Infrastructure planning, Precinct planning through work on an Aerotropolis Special and work on major transport corridors, – initial precincts Infrastructure Contribution and local airport operations and environmental infrastructure planning by Liverpool City considerations are continuing. Traditional and Penrith City councils. Custodians are helping to shape the Aerotropolis and its rich cultural values, The Plan will be implemented through a as the community, businesses, statutory planning framework that landowners and developers also Community includes a new Aerotropolis State participate in the development of consultation Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) and Australia’s newest global gateway. Development Control Plan (DCP). This framework will guide more detailed

Figure 1: Artist’s impression of the Aerotropolis Core centre Source: Cox

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 5 M a m r e R o d a a d o R k ek ar Cre e P and in xl k la rs B E 1 Introduction

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Initial Precincts 0 0.5 1 2 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Kilometres N Western Sydney Aerotropolis Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport Initial Precincts Wianamatta-South Creek 1.2 Purpose of the Plan This Plan defines how the broader region’s environment, waterways, As the planning framework for the strategic transport network, Aerotropolis, this Plan acknowledges the infrastructure and economy will combine area’s Traditional Custodians. It to transform the Aerotropolis into a recognises the rich cultural history of the contemporary metropolitan city. land on which the Aerotropolis is located Complementing Liverpool, Penrith and and the continuous and deep connection Campbelltown, the Aerotropolis will be to Country for Aboriginal people. part of the metropolitan city cluster at This Plan embraces the transformational the heart of the Western Parkland City. potential of the Aerotropolis and airport. This Plan introduces statutory It aspires to share the benefits of mechanisms to implement the vision and population and economic growth and objectives. Alongside future precinct create employment, develop skills and plans and master plans, it gives effect to boost productivity, providing jobs closer the Greater Sydney Region Plan: A to home and towards achieving a Metropolis of Three Cities and the 30-minute city. Western City District Plan. It balances this with an ambitious The Plan represents a collaborative ‘landscape-led’ planning approach, where approach led by the Planning Partnership the structure and places of the and continued cooperation with the Aerotropolis are defined by the Blue– Australian Government, Western Sydney Green Infrastructure Framework – a Airport, the Western Parkland City network of blue and green spaces and Authority (WPCA), Infrastructure NSW, assets such as waterways, open spaces Sydney Metro, Sydney Water and other and tree canopy. State agencies. The Plan begins by establishing a vision, The Planning Partnership considered objectives and principles to give effect to almost 700 submissions on the draft Plan these objectives. It identifies the intended and will continue to engage broadly land use planning outcomes for each of during precinct planning, commencing the 10 precincts and a sequenced with the initial precincts. approach to precinct planning that optimises investment in major Planning for Aerotropolis also opens infrastructure and creates the impetus to opportunities for new design approaches activate the Aerotropolis early. to landscape management and urban design. This Plan includes landscape, urban design and planning principles that This plan gives effect to: give effect to the objectives. These are detailed in the Appendix. 4 11 50 Themes Objectives Principles

8 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 1.2.1 Aerotropolis-shaping objectives and principles A single, overarching objective underpins this Plan and will be integrated into all planning:

Recognise Country

Acknowledge Traditional Custodians and provide opportunities to Connect with Country, Design for Country and Care for Country when planning for the Aerotropolis.

Infrastructure and Productivity Sustainability Liveability collaboration

Objective 1 Objective 4 Objective 7 Objective 9 An accessible A landscape-led Infrastructure Diverse, and well- approach to that connects affordable, connected urban design and services the healthy, resilient Aerotropolis and planning Western and well-located Parkland City as housing Objective 2 Objective 5 it grows Objective 10 High-value jobs A sustainable, Objective 8 growth is low carbon Social and enabled, and Aerotropolis A collaborative cultural existing that embeds the approach to infrastructure employment circular planning and that strengthens enhanced economy delivery communities Objective 3 Objective 6 Objective 11 Safeguard A resilient and Great places airport adaptable that celebrate operations Aerotropolis local character and bring people together

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 9 1.3 Strategic context The 11,200-hectare Aerotropolis sits within the centre of the Western Parkland The Region Plan sets a 40-year vision and City, within a predominantly greenfield 20-year plan for Greater Sydney. It seeks area. Wianamatta–South Creek runs to meet the needs of a growing and north–south though the eastern third of changing population by transforming the Aerotropolis, with a diagonal tributary Greater Sydney into a metropolis of three within the Aerotropolis Core. Kemps cities – the Western Parkland City, the Creek defines the eastern edge, and Central River City and the Eastern Badgerys Creek from the north runs Harbour City. The Aerotropolis is at the diagonally to the south west. The ridges heart of the Western Parkland City. rise from the largely flat creek floodplain, creating a gentle undulating topography. 1.3.1 The Aerotropolis within the This form is accentuated by strong lines Western Parkland City of tree canopy running along the creek edges in the order of 20 metres in height. Together with the strong established The Western Parkland City will be home centres of Greater Penrith, Liverpool and to 1.1 million people by 2036 and will Campbelltown–Macarthur, the Aerotropolis experience a significant increase in jobs. forms the Western Parkland City Metropolitan Cluster - a polycentric city Planning for the Aerotropolis is integral to that will drive economic growth, jobs and ambitions for the Western Parkland City opportunities for generations to come. in areas such as: Located at the western edge of the • early planning for the Wianamatta– Sydney Basin, the Parkland City is defined South Creek Precinct as part of a by green edges with the Metropolitan broader Blue Green Infrastructure Rural Area and Blue Mountains National framework Figure 2: Sydney as Park to the west and the Western Sydney • jobs and housing supported by the Three Cities Parklands to the east. The Wianamatta– Sydney Metro Western Sydney Source: South Creek Catchment runs north-south Airport rail spine Greater throughout the length of the Parkland City. • significant investment that will help to Sydney It has a gently undulating topography with bring a greater diversity of jobs closer Commission low ridges running down to the creeks. to where people live across the entire Western Parkland City including Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown– Macarthur.

The Aerotropolis and Metropolitan Cluster will connect to Greater Parramatta and the Harbour CBD to realise the vision for Greater Sydney as a metropolis of three cities (see Figure 2). Beyond the metropolitan area, the Aerotropolis will connect to NSW regional and rural areas, Australia and the world. This will create opportunities in advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, aerospace and defence, as well as freight, tourism and more.

10 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 3: Western Sydney Aerotropolis strategic framework

Greater Sydney Region • Vision and planning objectives for the Greater Plan: A Metropolis of Sydney region Three Cities Strategic plan created under EP&A Act

Western City • Vision and planning objectives for the Western City District Plan District Strategic plan created • Aligns with the Region Plan under EP&A Act

Western Sydney • Vision, Structure Plan, planning objectives and Aerotropolis Plan principles for the Aerotropolis Government policy • Aligns with the Region Plan and District Plan framework • Informs precinct plans and master plans in the Aerotropolis

Western Sydney • Objectives and key controls for development in Aerotropolis State Aerotropolis Environmental Planning • Zones land broadly to permit or prohibit land uses Policy 2020 • Framework for precinct and master planning Planning instrument created under EP&A Act

Precinct Plan • Approved by Minister Mandatory plan created • Aligns with the Aerotropolis Plan under Aerotropolis SEPP • Allocates land uses within broad zones • Development applications must be consistent with this plan

Master Plan • Approved by Minister Optional plan created • Aligns with precinct plans under Aerotropolis SEPP • Unlocks complying development by setting for large sites (over detailed development and design criteria for 100ha) permitted development

Development Control • Guidance and fine grain development Plan - Phase 1 & Phase 2 considerations Guideline created under • Development objectives, performance outcomes EP&A Act and benchmark solutions

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 11 1.3.2 The Aerotropolis and Waterway Health in the Wianamatta– Wianamatta–South Creek South Creek Catchment catchment There are many waterway-dependant Wianamatta–South Creek is the longest species that are highly valued by the freshwater stream in Greater Sydney and community living in the catchment. Not a defining element of the Western the least of these are important native Parkland City and the Aerotropolis. Its fish which are valued by recreational catchment includes most of Western anglers. Iconic species like the Australian Sydney’s Cumberland Plain. Bass can only remain in the creeks and streams if the health of the ecosystem As the Aerotropolis transforms, the continues to support them. Both the flow impacts of development on the and the cleanliness of the water in the catchment will be mitigated using a creek must be considered. risk-based approach, as defined in Action 69 of the Western City District Plan. This approach will identify waterway targets, based on community values, for What does Wianamatta stormwater and wastewater discharges to mean? the creeks in the catchment. Wianamatta–South Creek holds special significance to the Traditional Custodians, who know the waterway as Wianamatta, or ‘the Mother Place’. The name, Water resources have important cultural, Wianamatta, implies a matricentric spiritual and practical values for First Peoples. landscape as in Dharug language wiana or wiyanga relates to mother and matta refers to a place of water. Wianamatta is Figure 4: Wianamatta–South Creek understood as being part of an Source: Greater Sydney Commission extraordinary wider cultural landscape extending from beyond the Blue Mountains through Emu Plains and east to the coast. Wianamatta begins its journey near Narellan flowing north until its confluence with the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system near Windsor, creating a unique hydro-networked cultural landscape. This cultural landscape has been shaped by a filigree of water systems that form and define the Cumberland Plain. Water resources have important cultural, spiritual and practical values for Aboriginal peoples. Waterways are used for cultural practices, including knowledge transfers as part of a healthy, flowing connected system.

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Adjoining Areas 0 1 2 4 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Kilometres N Western Sydney Aerotropolis Greater Penrith to Eastern Creek Metropolitan Cluster Investigation Area Western Sydney International Health and Education Precinct (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport South West Growth Area National Parks and Nature Reserves Greater Macarthur Growth Area Strategic Centre Environmental Conservation North West Growth Area Western Sydney Employment Area Metropolitan Rural Area 1.3.4 The Aerotropolis and local planning The Aerotropolis is within the local government areas (LGAs) of Liverpool and Penrith. As with all Greater Sydney councils, Penrith and Liverpool councils have developed Local Strategic Planning Statements (LSPS) for their LGAs. It is important that consideration be given to the councils’ strategic planning vision of land outside the Aerotropolis area to ensure that the planning of the Aerotropolis supports the broader vision for the Western Parkland City. The documents require the councils to work with the NSW and Australian governments to implement this Plan and prepare precinct plans through the Western Sydney Planning Partnership. Planning for the Aerotropolis will align with these LSPSs.

Liverpool Relevant priorities • Planning Priority 2 A rapid smart transit link between Liverpool and Western Sydney International Airport – the FAST Corridor will connect Liverpool to the Aerotropolis and Airport. • Planning Priority 13 A 24-hour Western Sydney International Airport growing to reach its potential – through the Planning Partnership, Council will ensure the Airport’s curfew-free status is protected. • Planning Priority 16 Rural lands are protected and enhanced – the development and ongoing review of a Rural Lands Strategy will support agricultural opportunities provided by Western Sydney International Airport, and will protect natural landforms and rural lifestyles.

Penrith Relevant priorities • Planning Priority 9 Support the North South Rail Link and emerging structure plan – Council will work across government to maximise the benefits of the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport. • Planning Priority 11 Support the planning of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis – Council will work to minimise impacts and maximise benefits. • Planning Priority 12 Enhance and grow Penrith’s economic triangle – the economic triangle builds on the Western Economic Corridor between the Aerotropolis, Penrith and St Marys.

16 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 6: Artist’s impression of the interface between Aerotropolis Core, Wianamatta–South Creek and Fifteenth Avenue Source: Cox

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 17 2 A vision for the Aerotropolis

The Aerotropolis is Australia’s newest global gateway, built around the world- class Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. Its evolution has driven transformational change in the Western Parkland City. Development is framed around the Wianamatta–South Creek corridor and an expansive network of parklands and waterways to realise the cool and connected Western Parkland City. Above all, it respects and connects Country. It creates opportunity, amenity and sustainability for workers and residents in Western Sydney.

The Aerotropolis accommodates high value jobs closer to where people live. It is an accessible, innovative 24-hour metropolitan centre, connected globally, nationally, locally and digitally. It nurtures the industry of the future. It contributes to greater productivity and a significant increase in jobs for Western Sydney in areas such as defence and aerospace, advanced manufacturing, technology, agribusiness, health, education, research and tourism. A diversity of housing in parts of the Aerotropolis Core, Northern Gateway and Rossmore precincts provide a vibrant and living city, protected from the 24/7 operations of the Airport. Centres are easy to walk around, with quality public areas and a mix of social and cultural infrastructure. The Aerotropolis is low carbon, featuring next-generation energy, waste and water infrastructure. Circular economy principles minimise waste and pollution, retain water in the environment, reuse energy and regenerate natural systems to increase the tree canopy and urban cooling. Sustainable food production in the Agribusiness Precinct minimises food miles and reduces food wastage. Sustainable urban connections include efficient and accessible public transport links, walking and cycling facilities, smart technologies and an efficient road network. Efficient freight movements are mainly by rail. People and business can access key centres in the Western Parkland City and Greater Sydney.

18 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 7: Artist’s impression of an employment centre within the Aerotropolis Source: Urbis

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 19 Figure 8: Artist’s impression of a town centre Source: Urbis 2.1 Achieving the vision – a landscape-led approach To achieve the vision for the Aerotropolis, an innovative landscape-led approach is proposed that interweaves urban planning, landscape and urban design. This approach brings new thinking to land use and transport patterns and focuses on the structural elements required to create a cool and green Western Parkland City. It recognises blue and green infrastructure – major waterways, parks or green spaces – as the kind of elements that should shape the future of a city, just as major roads, rail lines, universities or hospitals have done traditionally. The approach will be informed by aviation/airport safeguarding strategies including wildlife attraction mitigation. The landscape-led approach to planning and urban design is illustrated in the series of maps below. The process starts with recognising Country to identify and build the city’s structure and places from the landform and water system.

Retain water in the landscape • retain water in the landscape • manage health of the Wianamatta– Creek South Creek Catchment create a functional Blue–Green city Floodplain • structure that respects existing flood paths and contributes to human safety.

Preserve, extend and restore the green • preserve, extend and restore the green around the Wianamatta–South Green spine Creek corridor including tributaries • conserve biodiversity land, remnant vegetation, water features, habitat links, cultural values and view lines. Ridgeline Green links

20 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Locate transit corridors within walking distance to landscape Road connection amenity well • locate transport within a walk of serviced by attractive landscapes and open space public • use Green Grid as basis of pedestrian transport connectivity and cycling network • enhance edge of creek corridor and provide accessible local streets to encourage active transport.

Mass transit corridor supported by green infrastructure

Orientate urban development towards landscape amenity, Provide connected to transit corridors recreational • create places around amenity of creek amenities corridor and open space close to public and active transport connections Adopt urban typologies • adopt urban typologies that ensure urban development retains water in Compact the landscape with public space and urban form private landscape spaces including sufficient tree canopy to provide a high level of liveability, amenity and urban cooling.

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 21 2.1.1 Starting with Country Wianamatta–South Creek runs like a spine through the area, providing fresh water Traditional understandings of Country will and fertile soils, with abundant ironbark shape the Aerotropolis, influencing and Sydney black wattle. This landscape planning, urban design and landscape has changed, with human modification management. Aboriginal peoples and ecological processes, yet it remains understand that they originated from significant as part of a system of Country; it is at the centre of their ways of relationships that depend on and knowing and being. An appreciation of interconnect with each other. Country ensures Country is cared for throughout the process of design and Country cannot be reduced to individual development. places disconnected from this system. Even when Country changes, the Connecting with Country is an approach narratives of Country remain, told being championed by the NSW through storytelling, singing and Government to give effect to the language. The stories adapt to new objectives of the Environmental Planning events, technologies, information and the & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) which many people who today share Country. states that Aboriginal culture and heritage are to be sustainably managed in Guided by Cultural Design Principals and the built environment. Using local leaders in the Aboriginal community, comprehensive and respectful planning for the Aerotropolis will be approaches, planning for the Aerotropolis informed and shaped by these narratives. can build capacity and pathways for Future natural, economic or cultural knowledge sharing between Aboriginal landscapes will preserve and embody and non-Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal values and identities.

The Country that the Aerotropolis sits within is a landscape of undulating shale plains and low hills, with open woodland and areas of denser vegetation. Figure 9: Existing natural landscape Source: Greater Sydney Commission

22 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan The area is to be driven by placemaking to attract the best and brightest to invest and work in the Aerotropolis.

2.2 Creating a global Development in the Aerotropolis will consider urban form and stormwater in an gateway integrated way with other infrastructure. The Aerotropolis will be a regionally and Performance criteria will be developed to nationally significant employment area ensure that urban development: for the entire Western Parkland City. It • provides sufficient pervious areas to will contribute to national productivity. retain water to optimise stormwater The landscape-led approach, coupled management and waterway health, with collaborative place-making, will whilst managing salinity constraints in create a global gateway that attracts the areas; best and brightest to invest and work in • improves/optimises water cycle the Aerotropolis. management; The Aerotropolis Core will be a new urban • maximises links and access to open centre connected to fast and reliable space; transport as well as digital infrastructure. • increases tree canopy cover and It will be a place for collaborating within shade; and and beyond the Aerotropolis. A mix of uses will support and enliven the city; • mitigates urban heat through employment, civic, retail, hotel, landscape, water and building recreation, residential, education and reflectivity. cultural. The typologies will be subject to refinement through the precinct planning 2.3 Designing a cool, process in the context of liveability and feasibility considerations and green new city with environmental and water management great places outcomes. Ultimately, a series of final urban typologies will be reflected in The Aerotropolis will have compact urban precinct plans, master planning and form – a place where centres and local development controls. communities are connected by walking, cycling, interaction and collaboration. A compact urban form minimises the urban footprint and leaves more land for open spaces, waterways and recreation areas. It allows people to access a diversity of The Aerotropolis will contain vibrant uses within walking distance of centres, urban centres supported by a mix of uses open space or transport. in appropriate locations Urban typologies will be developed, contributing to the delivery of a cool, green, safe and sustainable Aerotropolis. They will ensure water is retained in the landscape, increase the tree canopy and reduce building reflectivity. These typologies are broader in scale than Employment Civic Retail Hotel individual buildings and could include several different buildings, streets and open spaces. Retaining water in the catchment will improve creek flow and irrigate open spaces and vegetation. It helps to provide Recreation Residential Education Cultural a cooler, more attractive green environment for residents, workers and visitors.

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 23 2.3.1 Public domain Land uses, buildings and structures may be temporal in nature in the short to The public domain is the shared and medium term and transition to more publicly accessible places in a city, intensive and higher order technology, suburb, or neighbourhood: open spaces, advanced manufacturing and creative parks, bushland, plazas, public buildings, industry uses in the longer term. New roads, streets and pathways. enabling industries such as building The landscape-led approach integrates materials production to facilitate the many elements of the public domain construction of the Aerotropolis may be as a landscape, connectivity and social permitted subject to interface mitigation infrastructure framework with quality treatments and an ability for the site to public spaces. This creates: transition to higher order uses compatible with airport operations over time. • environmental parkland areas of diverse landscapes and vegetation Regardless, compact, walkable precincts where ecological and human benefits will be planned for and developed upfront overlap to meet the sustainability, liveability and • a significant tree canopy that cools connectivity objectives of the Region the air and, provides shade and urban Plan. Careful planning of precincts that cooling may initially accommodate larger building footprints within a walkable block many high-quality open spaces that • structure will be required to allow for offer different uses for residents, future land use intensification. workers, students or visitors, and community and cultural facilities that integrate with the urban environment 2.5 Retaining a green, • a local street and block structure that biodiverse landscape complements the topography, The Aerotropolis requires land for its prioritises walking, cycling and many native plants and animals. This attractive places and can be adapted requires biodiversity to be assessed over time. upfront in the planning for such large- scale development to identify urban 2.4 Transitioning to an capable land and areas with biodiversity Aerotropolis values within the Aerotropolis. Regenerating natural landscapes will Land uses and urban forms will evolve as reduce impacts as the Aerotropolis the Aerotropolis changes. Sequencing will develops and embed a circular economy ensure development takes place as approach. infrastructure is provided to avoid dispersed development. This will require flexibility given the uncertain nature of future land uses, especially in non- A strategic conservation planning process is residential areas. While this transition occurring which will identify and protect from rural to non-rural land uses will biodiversity values and seek strategic occur over several decades, the important agricultural lands of today can biodiversity certification to confirm areas be retained over that period. suitable for urban development.

24 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 10: Lake Burragorang in the Warragamba Catchment is rich in biodiversity and located to the west of the Aerotropolis. Source: Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 25 3 Implementing the vision

3.1 Structure Plan 3.2 Planning framework The Structure Plan is a spatial representation of A comprehensive planning framework provides high-level land uses, environmental assets and clarity for more detailed planning, implementation transport infrastructure within the Aerotropolis. It and delivery and ensures development meets with will be reviewed and updated alongside precinct the objectives and principles of this Plan, the planning and infrastructure provision. Region Plan and the District Plan. In addition to the Aerotropolis Core, a network of new and existing centres will emerge from the precinct planning process. The identification and classification of these centres will be consistent with the principles and hierarchy in the Region Plan.

Figure 11: Planning framework

Exhibition Late 2019 - Early 2020, Exhibition Quarter 4 2020, Finalisation September 2020 Finalisation following exhibition Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan State & Local Infrastructure This Plan includes overarching planning Contribution Plans principles, distribution of land uses, the State and local contributions plans will phasing of precincts and identification of identify necessary infrastructure and the high-level transport framework, Blue– contribution rates that will be applied to (This Plan) Green infrastructure and other key development to fund that infrastructure. infrastructure. Individual Precinct Plans - Initial Western Sydney Aerotropolis State precincts Environmental Planning Policy Individual Precinct Plans will be The SEPP establishes boundaries developed under the new Aerotropolis consistent with this Plan, applies zoning SEPP to provide more detailed outcomes to the initial precincts and provides for each initial precinct. performance criteria for master plans and describes a framework for planning Western Sydney Aerotropolis pathways. Development Control Plan - Phase 2 Western Sydney Aerotropolis The Phase 2 Aerotropolis Development Development Control Plan - Phase 1 Control Plan (DCP) will include additional performance outcomes, specific The Aerotropolis DCP will guide precinct development controls and benchmark planning within the Aerotropolis, which design solutions. will be delivered in two phases. Phase 1 includes precinct planning principles, objectives and performance outcomes.

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Figure 12: Artist’s impression of a transport hub in the Aerotropolis Source: Sydney Metro

30 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 31 4 Infrastructure

This Plan identifies high-level 4.1.2 Parkland elements infrastructure that will shape and support the Aerotropolis including their Four parkland elements are included as interdependencies, while precinct investigation areas: Wianamatta–South planning will identify the infrastructure Creek corridor, regional parks, ridgeline required for each precinct. Because of the parks and multi-functional linear parks. size of the Aerotropolis and the time over Their potential and/or location will be which it will develop, infrastructure determined during precinct planning. provision will be staged. Precinct plans Wianamatta–South Creek corridor will indicate the likely sequencing for infrastructure in each precinct, informed The Wianamatta–South Creek corridor is by the Place-based Infrastructure the central element of the urban design Compact and local infrastructure needs. and water management of the Western Parkland City. Within the Aerotropolis it 4.1 Blue-Green provides amenity and recreational opportunities, connects to the Green Grid Infrastructure and provides the foundation of a city Framework physically balanced with nature. A Delivery Strategy for the corridor will be The Blue-Green Infrastructure Framework developed by the NSW Government is the network of blue and green spaces together with councils. including waterways, riparian areas, bushland, parks and open spaces, tree Regional parks canopy (including street trees) and private gardens. Regional parks within the Aerotropolis will provide the immediate and recognisable identity of the Western Parkland City and will also connect with These elements of the Blue-Green Infrastructure the Western Sydney Parklands. The Framework are strategically planned, designed location and size of regional parks will be and managed to support quality of life in an urban further investigated at the precinct environment. planning stage. Ridgeline parks 4.1.1 Wianamatta–South The ridges help to frame the Western Creek as Blue–Green Parkland City setting and can reduce the infrastructure visual dominance of urban areas across a This Plan and the District Plan embrace vast expanse of land with subtle the Wianamatta–South Creek elevational shifts. Existing trees will be Catchment’s natural blue and green retained, and tree planting will also focus systems as valuable assets. The on riparian areas and ridgelines. Local landscape-led approach will incorporate parks and sporting grounds will be these into urban activity and form, while distributed along ridgelines and improving and preserving environmental, incorporate existing vegetation. Ridgetop cultural and spiritual values. parks will catch the breeze on hot days while also offering views to the Blue Mountains and facilities for stormwater management. Careful consideration will integrate landscape and built form to retain views and the green setting.

32 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 13: An example of a ridgeline park looking towards the Blue Mountains from Western Sydney Parklands Source: Tyrrellstudio Pty Ltd

Multi-functional linear parks Multi-functional linear parks created alongside infrastructure corridors and minor creeks, where suitable, will offer quality local open spaces along creeks and between ridges and the floodplain. They will be places for walking and cycling connections as well as recreation. The geographic nature of the area’s many creek systems means their spacing creates opportunities for green and connected walking, cycling and ecological systems. These will be the logical location of local shops and density 4.1.3 Soils Figure 14: The that matches these attractive areas. Goods Line in A network of interconnected undisturbed Sydney is an Streets soils, known as the Brown Grid, is the example of a foundation for the health of the Blue and A walkable, fine grain street layout is to multi- Green Infrastructure Framework. This be provided that meets the needs of all functional network of soils is located in riparian uses and relates to the urban landform, linear park corridors, parks and other designated Source: the creation of quality public spaces and areas and is key to achieving healthy Destination connects with other parkland elements. ecosystems and good water retention in NSW Retaining and planting trees along streets the clay landscape of the Cumberland provides green connecting corridors that plain. Soils within these areas are to provide shade and support amenity and remain undisturbed and be continuous, urban cooling. allowing for connectivity of soil ecology. Engineered cut and fill and topographic alteration in these areas will not be supported.

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Transport networks and under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation services will be coordinated with THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT IN NSW Act 2016 and the strategic assessment investment plans and land use planning. under the Commonwealth Environment The streets and places of the Western Future Transport 2056 outlines six state-wide outcomes to guide investment, policy and Protection and Biodiversity Conservation reformParkland and service City provision. will be They smarter, provide a healthier framework for planning and investment aimed at Act 1999 (EPBC Act) for part of the harnessingand more rapid focused change and on innovation people. to support a modern, innovative transport network. Aerotropolis. THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT IN NSW THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT IN NSW The Department of Planning, Industry and 1. Customer focused Environment will prepare the Cumberland Customer experiences are THE FUTUREseamless, OF interactive TRANSPORT and IN NSW Plain Conservation Plan. It will support 1.the Customer focused personalised,2. Successful supported places 3. A strong economy by technology and data THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORT IN NSW delivery of infrastructure, jobs and housing for Western Sydney in a strategic 2. Successful 6. Sustainable places The transport system way that protects and maintains The liveability, is economically and amenity and environmentally important biodiversity, and includes economic success sustainable, affordable of communities and for customers and places are enhanced 1. Customer focused 2. Successfulsupports places emissions 3. A strong economy commitments and actions designedTHE FUTURE to OF TRANSPORTby transport IN NSW 1. Customer focused 2. Successful places reductions 3. A strong economy improve ecological resilience and The future function, and offset biodiversity impacts of transport 1. Customer focused 2. Successful places in NSW3. A strong economy from development. It will deliver long- 4. Safety and performance3. A strong 5. Accessible Services1. Customer focused6. Sustainability 2. Successful5. Accessible places 3. A strong economy economy services The transport system Transport enables term conservation outcomes to the powers NSW’s future everyone to get $1.3 trillion economy the most out of life, Western Parkland City by avoiding and and enables wherever they live and economic activity whatever their age, across the state ability or personal protecting important biodiversity in areas circumstances for new development and infrastructure 1. Customer focused 2. Successful places 3. A strong economy4. Safety and performance 5. Accessible Services 6. Sustainability corridors. 4. Safety and performance 5. Accessible4. Safety and Services performance 6. Sustainability Every customer enjoys safe travel across a high performing, efficient network In general, areas to the east of the Airport site and south of Elizabeth Drive sit within4. Safety and performance 5. Accessible Services 6. Sustainability 4. Safety and performance 5. Accessible Services 6. Sustainability the South West Growth Centre under Figure 6: Future Transport’s six state-wide outcomes State Environmental Planning Policy Figure 15: Future Transport’s six state-wide outcomes (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 Source: Transport for NSW (Growth Centres SEPP). In December 2007 that land was conferred a A Customer Focus 4. Safety and performance 5. Accessible Services 6. Sustainability biodiversity certification in accordance “In broadening our thinking about our roads, rail with Section 126G of the Threatened Customerand streets experiences beyond movement;are seamless, placesinteractive can and better Species Conservation Act 1995 (now the personalised, supported by technology and data Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016). deliver social, environmental and economic improvements for the entire community. In addition, the strategic assessment Moving to ‘Mobility as a Service’ (MaaS) and beyond under the Commonwealth EPBC Act also Likewise, in broadening our thinking about applies to the part of the Aerotropolis The future of mobility is customer-focused, data-enabled and dynamic. In the future, personal mobilitymovement packages will to bundle both traditional mobility ‘modes’ withand technology access, platforms we and can new service that is subject to the Growth Centres offerings like on-demand, car share, rideshare and smart parking. The NSW Government is SEPP. These commitments will continue alreadypromote trialling anthe early right form of thismode technology for on each the Northern trip Beaches purpose, where carparks at to apply. someand B-Line plan bus places stops are activated that serveby Opal cards local. areas and minimise the need to travel long distances.” Better Placed (Government Architect NSW, 2018)

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 35 Figure 16 (top): Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport will provide city-shaping services Source: Transport for NSW

4.2.1 Transport services The Aerotropolis’s transport network will reflect the service hierarchy adopted in Future Transport 2056: • city-shaping services – mass transit public transport services of higher frequency, speed and volume linkages between cities and centres that shape locational decisions of residents and businesses • city-serving services – high to medium capacity, high frequency services, with more frequent stopping patterns • centre-serving services – medium to low capacity, high frequency or on-demand services that provide Figure 17 The Western Sydney Infrastructure Plan customers with access to their nearest (bottom): works include major upgrades of The centres and transport node. Example of a Northern Road, while construction of the Public transport services will be staged Metro station M12 motorway is imminent. Along with with development. Initial services on the Source: the crucial Sydney Metro Western Sydney Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport Transport for Airport, these links will tie the and rapid bus services linking Liverpool, NSW Aerotropolis to the opportunities and Penrith, Campbelltown, Blacktown and markets of Greater Sydney. Parramatta with the Airport and People in the Aerotropolis will be able to Aerotropolis Core will be supported by walk to the Metro on safe and shaded local services delivered in line with streets, enjoy frequent and direct bus demand. services, have convenient access to Interconnected mass transit city-shaping schools and shops, and benefit from a services that support the evolving needs comprehensive network of cycleways. To of the Aerotropolis include the Sydney realise this vision and support the Metro Western Sydney Airport as part of functions of the Airport and high-tech a broader North South Rail Link corridor, sector, a network of smart motorways and other connections such as the and arterial roads will efficiently proposed Outer Sydney Orbital. accommodate time sensitive freight and private vehicle trips. The proposed network includes a number of major city and centre serving New technology will make the connections. City-serving networks such as Aerotropolis smarter and safer. For the Elizabeth Drive and The Northern Road will logistics and aerospace sector, connected provide high capacity and frequency, while and autonomous vehicle (CAV) centre-serving networks such as Western technology can reduce freight and Road and Ramsey Road offer lower handling costs. On large logistics and capacity but more closely spaced stops technology campuses, autonomous buses connecting to centres. Local centre-serving will provide connections to bus stops and bus services will be complemented by transit hubs. New technologies allow smaller on-demand vehicles and ‘mobility more responsive transport services that as a service’ offerings, such as ride sharing. will evolve as the Aerotropolis matures. Connected urban sensor networks and Planning for different movements will artificial intelligence will allow on-demand consider local networks that pass through services to anticipate and respond to centres and link places where people changes in demand. In conjunction with want to go, as well as freight and bypass mass transit and a comprehensive cycle networks to bypass centres and directly network, these ‘last mile’ services will link people and goods to the wider enable limits to be placed on private network. parking supply, further reducing congestion. 36 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Ric h EMU PLAINS mo nd R o PENRITH ad

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Transport Corridors 0 0.5 1 2 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Kilometres N Western Sydney Aerotropolis Proposed Outer Sydney Orbital Metro Station Corridor Western Sydney International Sydney Metro - Western Sydney (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport South West Rail Link Extension Airport Corridor Metropolitan Cluster Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Strategic Centre Western Sydney Freight Line Airport – Tunnel Alignment Corridor Key Network Upgrade North South Rail Line Corridor Potential Intermodal Terminal M12 Motorway Corridor Potential East-West Rail Link and Stabling 4.2.2 Network development The proposed transport network servicing the Aerotropolis will accommodate freight Transport network planning for the on connections that maximise effective Aerotropolis and broader Western and reliable movements while protecting Parkland City will maximise the use of the local amenity. existing roads. New connections will respond to proposed urban development Key freight links will serve the Airport and through precinct planning. the Airport Commercial Precinct to support economic activities along Eastern The proposed network includes local and (Airport) Ring Road. The upgrade of The transit-focused streets that will connect Northern Road is designed to serve the to key centres including the Aerotropolis Agribusiness Precinct and the Airport Core and the Airport. The Fifteenth Freight and Logistics Precinct. The Avenue corridor will provide a direct proposed M12 Motorway will be the major connection to these centres from access route to the Airport and connect Liverpool. Similarly, the Pitt Street to Sydney’s motorway network. Extension Corridor will provide an east– west connection for public transport, The proposed Outer Sydney Orbital walking, cycling local traffic between Corridor will be the major north–south Devonshire Road and the Airport transport corridor between Richmond Commercial Precinct via Pitt Street. Road in the north and the Hume Motorway near Menangle in the south with a motorway interchange with the M4 Western Motorway. It will include Planning for the Aerotropolis will accommodate a dedicated freight rail infrastructure, new freight infrastructure corridor between key providing a regional connection between Port Botany, Western Sydney and freight centres and the Aerotropolis, as well as regional NSW. freight and logistics development in precincts The proposed Western Sydney Freight identified for flexible employment and Line would link the Southern Sydney agribusiness. Freight Line with potential intermodal terminals in the Western Parkland City. It would serve freight, logistics and related industries, and consolidate WSEA as a key freight and logistics hub. This line would also divert freight from the Main West Rail Line, unlocking passenger capacity. Following landowner and community input, a final transport network will be determined through precinct planning, based on detailed investigations and analysis that focus on integrating land use and transport. This work will be underpinned by investigations to identify infrastructure priorities for the Aerotropolis within the broader Western Parkland City. This Plan identifies a high-level transport framework for the Aerotropolis with a finer transport network to be determined through precinct planning.

Figure 18: Artist’s impression of the M12 linking the Aerotropolis to Greater Sydney. Source: Transport for NSW

38 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 4.3 Digital infrastructure • Fibre optic network to buildings and Figures 19-20: homes and data transfer from Examples of – smart cities gateway devices digital Smart cities use technology to improve • Fibre network for high capacity links infrastructure quality of life. Whilst the scale of to commercial buildings, centres and initiatives can vary, most solutions use management hubs embedded, connected and interoperable • Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) to technology tools and platforms that take communicate between road signs, advantage of smart devices working traffic lights and connected across infrastructure assets, services and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). sectors. A smart city: • embeds sensors and communications 4.3.2 Sensor infrastructure technology in infrastructure as it is • Water, environmental, weather, soil or built or when it is being upgraded energy meters • captures, exchanges and uses data • Traffic, transport and people securely from sensors movement sensors in road surfaces • communicates information, insights and buildings integrated with parking and actions, including through the and traffic management infrastructure infrastructure itself. • CCTV for smart transport, safety and law enforcement Investing in appropriately scalable and adaptable communications and digital • Smart lighting, remote controllable infrastructure is fundamental to enabling and event configurable a city that can respond to the • Road marking for connected and sustainability objectives of the autonomous vehicles. Aerotropolis, deliver a liveable city, and enable development of industry and jobs. 4.3.3 Communications infrastructure To create a smart city, the Aerotropolis will incorporate the following built • Digital signage and interactive smart infrastructure: screens in public spaces and transport • Smart poles that combine lighting, 4.3.1 Connectivity infrastructure sensors, connectivity and signage • 4G and 5G (or other future • Smart benches with many functions technology) radio cells integrated into such as cooling or heating, device buildings, public transport, smart charging, lighting, sensors, poles or other infrastructure connectivity and smart screens • Gateway devices for low power wide • Coordinated and adaptive traffic area networks that collect data from signals sensors • Smart road marking to facilitate traffic • Wi-Fi nodes and mesh networks for management. public access and sensor connection

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 39 4.4 Energy infrastructure 4.5 Integrated water, The Aerotropolis will be powered through wastewater and sustainable, next-generation energy recycled water infrastructure consistent with the NSW Government’s 2050 Net Zero Emissions services commitment. Locally produced clean Sydney Water’s Western Sydney Regional energy, energy storage solutions, smart Master Plan 2020 sets out an integrated grid and real time usage optimisation water management servicing direction to technology and innovative power 2056. The Master Plan sets direction for purchasing options will be a focus for doing water differently. It considers the energy providers. total water cycle in Western Sydney and The NSW Government will work with promotes a sustainable water future energy infrastructure providers to deliver delivered via integrated water services. energy infrastructure that meets the The Master Plan’s principles will be objectives for a world’s best practice incorporated into the Aerotropolis. energy system. This will seek to combine Sydney Water’s adaptive, flexible local generation, such as small and planning approach for Western Sydney medium scale solar, and storage, with allows for a combination of actions to be advanced electricity network assessed and taken immediately, if management systems. required, to support growth demands while preserving flexibility to meet future commitments and initiatives. Sydney Water has identified a site and is finalising financing and delivery options of the Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre with associated Resource Recovery Plant and corresponding network location requirements. Once development has reached an appropriate scale the plant will produce recycled water appropriate for agricultural, industrial, open space irrigation and residential dual reticulation. Whilst Sydney Water is planning to Figure 21: The Aerotropolis will be powered by service the entire Aerotropolis, this does sustainable, next-generation energy infrastructure not prohibit private sector solutions.

The development of energy supplies will 4.5.1 Warragamba Pipeline draw on Australian and international The Warragamba Pipeline along the experience to combine locally generated northern boundary of the Aerotropolis electricity with the existing large-scale transfers water from Warragamba Dam to electricity network. Using circular the Prospect water filtration plant. The economy principles, this includes: Pipeline’s safety, integrity and operation • installing solar rooftops and solar is essential. Precinct planning will gardens models for new residences consider WaterNSW’s Guidelines for • using smart grid technologies, with Development Adjacent to the Upper onsite battery storage Canal and Warragamba Pipelines to ensure this important infrastructure is • considering electric vehicle charging safeguarded. stations during precinct planning • if green infrastructure such as rooftop solar cannot be built upfront, incorporating the ability for future provision.

40 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 4.6 Social and cultural • local centres where schools and community facilities are integrated infrastructure into the parklands shared with the broader community 4.6.1 Community • nearby access to upgrades at Nepean Planning for the Aerotropolis will ensure Hospital, Liverpool Hospital and that employment and residential Campbelltown Hospital development is within 10 minutes’ walk of • private sector healthcare, where public open space as per the Premier’s feasible. Priority. People working or living in mixed use residential areas or higher intensity 4.6.3 Arts and creativity employment areas will have access to a range of open spaces. District-scale open Cultural and creative spaces can build space such as playing fields and regional character and a unique sense of place, parks will be provided towards the edge identity and belonging. Public art, public of centres to maximise catchment areas. spaces such as art galleries, museums Sporting fields will be shared with and libraries and the new cultural educational institutions wherever infrastructure will support the ambition possible. for the Aerotropolis to be a home for science and education. Co-locating High quality facilities and services that artistic and creative organisations in are attractive, flexible and address the science and education precincts will needs of the general community will be encourage collaboration, drive enterprise provided, including community centres, and innovation, and support the multi-purpose hubs, libraries and aquatic development of creative industries. centres.

4.6.2 Health and education Culture and creativity will drive social, The Aerotropolis will support environmental and educational cohesion and internationally competitive health innovation. Jobs will be created and the education, research and innovation jobs Aerotropolis will be a place that offers a high and services at a diverse range of scales, such as: amenity, high experience urban life. • an Integrated Health Hub within the Aerotropolis Core • an internationally significant research/ innovation, science, training and education area (including tertiary, Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions and secondary school level) within the Aerotropolis Core • a cluster of leading science-based businesses, tertiary institutions and research facilities at the Sydney Science Park within the Northern Gateway • strategic centres that integrate Figure 22: Camden Fine Art Gallery in Sydney’s south-west primary and tertiary education, with Source: Destination NSW health facilities and the landscape to Precinct planning for the Aerotropolis will create places of learning and investigate cultural infrastructure to wellbeing support a tourism and leisure economy and a night-time economy around the Airport that attracts locals and visitors.

Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan 41 4.6.4 Aboriginal cultural strategy 4.6.5 Heritage Western Sydney is rich in Aboriginal Key heritage sites, significant cultural history and heritage significance and is landscapes and items will be preserved, also home to the largest Aboriginal and where appropriate, activated and population in Australia. The Aerotropolis integrated with new development. The will embrace opportunities to connect history of the area will be embraced to with Country and include cultural contribute to a distinct identity. infrastructure for Aboriginal people to Heritage forms part of the wider cultural practice and share culture and for the infrastructure framework and specific wider community to visit to interact with heritage conservation strategies and and understand the Aboriginal culture, controls will be considered in precinct history and heritage of Western Sydney. planning and DCPs as part of a requirement to address the Heritage Act 1977. During precinct planning, detailed Connecting with Country site investigations will occur to identify Connecting with Country is more and protect Aboriginal and non- than a policy or an idea. First Aboriginal heritage. The outcomes of Peoples’ connection with Country is these investigations will then inform related to the origins of the master planning and will be considered in landscapes within which they/we development applications. inhabit and therefore their/our own Planning, urban design and development origins. Connecting with Country will activate and integrate heritage items occurs through every sense, into new developments in a sensitive way movement and stories. It is related in accordance with: to knowledge, actions and Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places experiences, so happens best • of Cultural Significance, The Burra through corporeal activities and Charter, 2013 being in spaces on Country. Several practices or methodologies can be • Better Placed: Design Guide for engaged to build these Heritage by Government Architect connections. While guidance from NSW knowledge holders is • Design in Context: Guidelines for Infill recommended, some of these Development in the Historic methods are part of everyday life, Environment by NSW Heritage Office such as walking Country, & Royal Australian Institute of storytelling on Country, making on Architects NSW Chapter Country, listening to Country, • New Uses for Heritage Places: dialogue with Country, singing up Guidelines for the adaption of Historic Country, and sensing Country. Buildings and Sites by NSW Heritage Aboriginal people have always Office & Royal Australian Institute of walked Country as both a means of Architects NSW Chapter. knowing and caring for Country. Aboriginal heritage Culture is a map across the landscape in which not only are the All landscapes have Aboriginal cultural individual places important, but the heritage values, which includes both routes between them, and the tangible and intangible elements whole of the landscape is a containing places and values relating to cohesive narrative. Indigenous traditional, historical and contemporary cultural knowledge is spatialised periods. There are points of significance and placed, so in walking Country, a for Aboriginal peoples within the sort of mapping occurs that Aerotropolis including scarred trees, involves all the senses and does not carved trees, white clay, shell middens, simply rely upon sight. camp sites, stone resources and scatterings of artefacts.

42 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan Figure 23: White clay being used in Aboriginal ceremonies Source: Destination NSW

Figure 24: Kelvin Park Homestead in the The floodplains of Ropes Creek and Aerotropolis Core Precinct Wianamatta–South Creek were an Source: Heritage NSW, Department of important meeting place and source of Premier & Cabinet nutrition for Aboriginal communities. South, Badgerys and Thompsons creeks provided food and recreation over Women, white clay and thousands of generations. Local plant species including tea tree, paperbark Wianamatta trees, geebung, wattles and ferns, as well Aboriginal women in Greater as fish and shellfish provided food for Sydney are guardians of reserves of Aboriginal peoples. white clay. Prior to non-Indigenous appropriation, it was traded far and Non-Aboriginal heritage wide as an important resource and European settlement began in the area in dietary supplement, particularly for the early 1800s with the first land grant pregnant women. These given to James Badgery in 1809. The next movements of trade and custodial settlers established large rural estates care occurred throughout the and set up local agricultural and pastoral cultural calendar, often involving economies. Some large estates were travel for many days along subdivided from the 1850s and this songlines or trade routes. White attracted small-scale farmers and led to clay, as found at Wianamatta, was the formation of village centres, including so valued that women carried it Luddenham and Bringelly. While land with them in a djuguma, or net bag, continued to be subdivided and slung around her neck or head developed, the rural character and along with other essential items agricultural uses remained, as do some such as kangaroo bone chisels, early buildings and structures. shells used as spear sharpeners, balls of red ochre, lumps of resin The Aerotropolis contains 16 non- from the Xanthorrhoea, or grass Aboriginal heritage items of local tree and fishing implements. Clay is significance. Two items of State also valued for body adornments, significance include Kelvin Park which when used in ceremonies Homestead (Group) in the Aerotropolis distinguishes groups through the Core Precinct and Church of the Holy differing designs in their body Innocents (Group) in the Rossmore painting. Precinct. These items will be mapped in the Aerotropolis SEPP and considered at the precinct planning stage.

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5.1.2 Protected operational airspace An airport’s protected operational airspace is the volume of airspace above a set of imaginary surfaces, established to protect aircraft from obstacles or activities. One of these, the Obstacle Limitation Surface (OLS), recognises that tall structures or obstructions such as cranes, plumes, lighting and glare could create air safety hazards. The Western Sydney Airport Plan identified an OLS for

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5.1.3 Wildlife strike The Western Sydney Airport Environmental Impact Statement, Birds and other wildlife can impact released in 2016 applied a nominal aircraft, particularly during take-off and trapezoid area to identify public safety landing. Land uses and landscaping areas at the Airport. NASF Guideline I - species that could attract wildlife must be Managing the Risk in Public Safety Areas considered in the context of aircraft was subsequently released in November safety. Appropriate land use planning and 2018. Guideline I provides an opportunity landscape species selection and design to apply a public safety area based on the will manage the risk of wildlife strike with UK Public Safety Area model, which aircrafts. models anticipated aviation activity at the Planning for the Aerotropolis will ensure airport. This approach will be applied to an appropriate balance is achieved land use planning decisions around the between the need to safeguard the Airport. A map showing the public safety Airport from wildlife strike, and delivering areas can be seen on page 49. the Western Parkland City vision. Precinct plans will address public safety areas in greater detail. 5.1.4 Wind shear and turbulence Building-generated windshear/turbulence 5.1.6 Lighting and reflectivity becomes a critical safety issue when a Lighting within six kilometres of the building is in the path of a crosswind to an Airport will need to be installed and operational runway. The wind flow around configured to avoid distraction or and over buildings can vary crosswind confusion for pilots who could mistake it

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If not properly assessed and managed, inappropriate development located in the vicinity of CNS facilities can compromise their effectiveness. The NSW Government will work with relevant agencies to ensure these facilities are adequately protected.

5.1.9 Helicopter landing sites associated with hospitals To ensure continued operations of helicopter landing sites at hospitals, associated flight paths must be free from encroachments. Any proposed hospitals in or adjacent to the Aerotropolis must consider flight path protection.

5.2 Implementing the NASF Principles to safeguard the aviation operations of Western Sydney Airport will be implemented through: • the Aerotropolis SEPP • the Aerotropolis DCP • Section 9.1 directions 3.5 Development Near Regulated Airports and Defence Airfields and 7.8 Western Sydney Aerotropolis Plan • precinct planning • master planning. Master plans will not be approved unless they satisfy all principles, including aviation safeguarding principles, identified in the Aerotropolis SEPP. DAs must demonstrate how they satisfy performance outcomes of the DCP, either through identified benchmark solutions or proposed alternative solutions. Some development will trigger referral to Western Sydney Airport.

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