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Client Department of Planning and Infrastructure Project Social Infrastructure and Open Space Assessment - East Leppington Precinct Date Contact 12 June 2013 Jenny Vozoff 93872600 [email protected] Prepared by Jenny Vozoff and Chris Manning Reviewed by Chris Manning Date 12 June 2013 Job number 12/2887 Updated Final East Leppington Report 12 Document name June 2013 Version 2 This document is printed on paper produced using sustainable forestry practices and chlorine free pulp 7.5 Active sporting open space 52 Contents 7.6 Natural settings and linkages 55 7.7 Conclusion 57 8 Conclusion 58 8.1 Summary conclusion 58 8.2 Land requirements 59 Executive Summary 1 9 References 63 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Background to the study 3 1.2 Development context 3 Figures 1.3 Scope of this study 5 Figure 1 East Leppington Precinct Aerial Map 4 1.4 Study process 5 Figure 2 Existing community infrastructure – 2 Policy framework 6 Education and childcare 19 2.1 Metropolitan Plan for Sydney 2036 6 Figure 3 Existing community infrastructure – Community services and centres 20 2.2 Southwest Subregion Draft Subregional Strategy 7 Figure 4 Existing community infrastructure - Open Space and Recreational Facilities 23 2.3 Growth Centres SEPP 7 Figure 5 Indicative Layout Plan 34 2.4 Growth Centres Development Code 7 2.5 Camden Council policies 9 2.6 Liverpool Council policies 9 Appendices 2.7 Campbelltown Council policies 10 Appendix 1 Regional open space and recreation facilities 65 3 Principles and approach 12 Appendix 2 Extract from Urbis 2012 – Existing 3.1 Principles for sustainable community Social Infrastructure near East Leppington 76 infrastructure 12 3.2 Approach to planning social infrastructure 13 3.3 Approach to open space planning 14 4 Existing social context 16 4.1 Social profile 16 4.2 Existing social infrastructure 18 5 Population forecasts 29 5.1 Development scenario 29 5.2 Estimating occupancy rates 29 5.3 Projected population numbers 30 5.4 Age and household characteristics 30 6 Community facility requirements 33 6.1 Indicative Layout Plan 33 6.2 Local and district standards for provision 33 6.3 Community facility requirements 36 6.4 Conclusion 42 7 Open space and recreation requirements 43 7.1 Demand considerations 43 7.2 Standards and rates for provision of open space 44 7.3 Recommended quantum of open space 47 7.4 Passive open space for recreation 50 Department of Planning and Infrastructure: Social Infrastructure and Open Space Assessment - East Leppington Precinct 1 will not be conveniently accessible for local sporting Executive Summary activity by the future East Leppington population. In time, as the adjacent Growth Centre precincts develop, some of their existing facilities are likely to be redeveloped to meet the needs of their future populations. Any spare capacity which currently This report provides demographic analysis and an exists in facilities and open space within Camden and assessment of the social infrastructure required to Liverpool LGAs is likely to be taken up by population support residential development within the East growth in other release areas already approved. Leppington Precinct of the South West Growth Centre of Sydney. The report has been prepared for This means that future demand for local level the Department of Planning and Infrastructure facilities, services and open space will need to be (DP&I) as one of a number of specialist technical addressed by new social infrastructure to be studies required to inform the planning process for provided within the East Leppington Precinct. the precinct. The study has been undertaken by Elton Consulting in association with Parkland Chapter 4 also considers the availability of district Environmental Planners, who have had responsibility and regional facilities and the extent to which they for the open space and recreation advice and may be able to meet demand arising from analysis. development in East Leppington Precinct. The needs of the future East Leppington population for regional This Report contains ten chapters. level facilities, services and open space will be met by existing facilities and open space and by those Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the study, proposed to be developed within the North describes its development context and outlines the Leppington Precinct. There will be no need to study scope and process. provide any regional facilities or open space within the East Leppington Precinct. Chapter 2 outlines the policy background to the study, identifying objectives for the provision of Chapter 5 considers the future population of the social infrastructure and open space for the precinct East Leppington Precinct. Based upon an anticipated within the Metropolitan Plan for Sydney, South West yield of 4,386 dwellings across the precinct derived Sub-regional Strategy, Growth Centres SEPP and from the ILP (version 12.6), it is estimated that the Development Code, and policies of Camden, future population of the Precinct will be about 14,493 Campbelltown and Liverpool Councils. These policies people at completion. About 3,485 people will live and objectives provide the framework and criteria within the Liverpool LGA component of the precinct, against which the Indicative Layout Plan (ILP) for the about 2,174 in the Camden LGA component and precinct is assessed. about 8,834 people will live within the Campbelltown LGA component. This population is expected to have Chapter 3 outlines principles for the provision of reasonably similar characteristics to households in social infrastructure and the approach to the other recent release areas in South West Sydney. planning of social infrastructure and open space adopted in this study, drawing from the objectives of Chapter 6 examines requirements for local and the policy framework in Chapter 2. district level community facilities to be located within the East Leppington Precinct. Recommendations Chapter 4 examines the social context of the East include: Leppington Precinct, including the social profile of the population of the surrounding area and existing One public primary school, to be provided by DEC services, facilities, open space and recreational facilities. In terms of local and district social Neighbourhood level retail services for daily needs infrastructure, it finds that the Precinct contains no existing community facilities, services or open space A neighbourhood level multi-purpose community which might be used or adapted for use by the centre of around 600 - 620sqm, as a base for future population of East Leppington. local community activities and services, to be owned and managed by Campbelltown Council Some local level facilities and open space areas are located in adjacent areas. However these are not Possibly three or four child care centres to be within local walking distance for the future East provided by the private sector, depending on size Leppington population and have been provided to and supply in nearby areas meet the needs of their local catchments. As such, they generally will not have capacity to also meet the Places of worship, according to local demand and needs of the future East Leppington population. In with sites purchased through the market particular, it is noted that there are some sporting fields in nearby areas with spare capacity, but these Department of Planning and Infrastructure: Social Infrastructure and Open Space Assessment - East Leppington Precinct 1 Local medical centre / GPs, according to market opportunities for physical activity and an interest in demand and accommodated in commercial participating in sports. premises The proposed low rate of provision of open space Residential aged care facilities, with sites to be and sporting facilities is of concern from an open acquired through the market. space and recreation planning perspective, as we believe that an insufficient quantum of open space The draft ILP makes appropriate provision for will be provided in the precinct to meet the future recommended community facilities. needs of the East Leppington population. Demand will therefore be placed on resources and facilities in Chapter 7 considers requirements for local and adjacent areas, which have not been planned to district level open space and recreation facilities to cope with this. The low rate of provision also sets an be located within East Leppington. The study has unfortunate precedent for the planning of future identified a need for: precincts within the Growth Centre. About 41.02 hectares of local and district open Regional active and informal open space will be space, based on the Liverpool and Campbelltown catered for in the Western Sydney Parklands, and Councils’ standard of 2.83 ha/1000 people. This the regional aquatic and indoor recreation facility open space would be owned and maintained by within the adjacent Leppington Town Centre. Liverpool, Camden and Campbelltown Councils. Chapter 8 provides a conclusion, summing up the Two district/key suburb parks, focused on the findings and recommendations of the study. area near Leppington House Park and in the north-east of the Precinct. Chapter 8 also includes a table and map identifying the areas of land within the precinct that provide Local parks within walking distance of most open space, sporting facilities, schools and other dwellings community facilities. Two sports parks with double playing fields and sports courts (5 hectares each) Five playgrounds for young children – two in the district parks and in three local playgrounds A network of walking and cycling trails along the creek line and linking to the wider network, particularly to the Leppington Major Centre. The actual rate of provision proposed within the Indicative Layout Plan (ILP version 12.6) of 26.0197ha falls well short of the recommended quantum based on the application of the Council and DPI standard (41.02 ha). The actual rate of provision is equivalent to only 1.79 ha/1000 persons, compared to the adopted standard of 2.83 ha/1000.