South West Local Area Plan October 2014 South West Local Area Plan Public Exhibition Draft Content A Vision for the Future 4 Chapter 1 GROWTH...CHANGE...FUTURE 1 1.1 Introduction 8 1.2 About the Local Area Plan 8 1.3 Issues Papers and Background Research 9 3 1.4 Centres Hierarcy 11 Local Area Plan South West 1.5 The Locality 13 1.6 Historical Context 20 1.7 Population and Demographic Change 21 1.8 Metropolitan Planning Context 22 1.9 Community Issues 24 Chapter 2 LOCAL AREA ACTIONS 2 2.1 Liveable 28 2.2 Invest 54 2.3 Green 58 2.4 Connected 70 Chapter 3 OVERVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION 3 3.1 Overview and Implementation 76 3.2 Statutory Planning Framework 79 3.3 Assets and Infrastructure 84 A Vision for the Future This Local Area Plan sets out • The East Hills Neighbourhood the vision for the South West Centre will provide a unique Local Area to strengthen its role location for housing on the as a housing and employment doorstep of the Georges River. location supported by open The centre will take advantage space, community facilities, of the excellent transport transport options and the natural access to the Sydney CBD via environment. The Local Area the T2 railway line (Airport/ Plan balances the demands east Hills, Inner West & South) for future growth with the supported by commuter car need to protect and enhance parking. The built form will 4 environmental values. The Local provide opportunities for South West Local Area Plan South West Area Plan also ensures adequate renewal of ageing buildings and land, infrastructure, facilities the public domain. and open space are available • The Neighbourhood Precinct and appropriately located to will maintain the low density sustainably accommodate future neighbourhood character, housing and employment needs. serviced by a good supply of This Local Area Plan will inform neighbourhood parks, open changes to the statutory planning space and corner shops. This framework and infrastructure precinct will offer a wide priorities, and by 2031, we will range of recreation and leisure see a South West Local Area that opportunities for residents and boasts four distinctive precincts visitors. This precinct will also to support a diverse and healthy make a positive contribution community. They are: to protecting the heritage within the local area and the • The Panania Small Village biodiversity values of key Centre will continue to attributes such as the Georges function as the small village River and Georges River centre serving the suburbs of National Park. the South West Local Area. The centre includes the retail • The UWS Bankstown and commercial mainstreet at Precinct will continue to Panania Top of the Hill. The provide a location for tertiary Panania civic precinct renewal education activities for the will provide a new central City of Bankstown and Sydney place as the focus for retail Metropolitan Region. and community activities set within a safe and high quality environment. The built form will offer a wide range of medium and high density living within easy walking distance of an accessible railway station. Top Ten Priority Actions 5 South West Local Area Plan South West South West Local Area Plan 6 Chapter One Growth...Change...Future 7 1 Local Area Plan South West 1.1 Introduction Council’s long term aim is to see the South West Local The South West Local Area is Area promote and facilitate predominantly a residential area sustainable growth for residential framed by the Georges River to development that promotes the south west, the Bankstown its proximity to the Georges Airport/Milperra Specialised River. It is also Council’s aim to Centre to the north and the see the South West Local Area suburbs of Revesby and Revesby maintain and enhance local Heights to the East. The local employment opportunities in the 8 area includes the suburbs of East centres. This Local Area Plan Hills, Milperra, Panania and Picnic South West Local Area Plan South West highlights the priority actions to Point. By 2031, the South West achieve the desired outcomes and Local Area is expected to grow complements Council’s other by 3,100 residents to 28,300 Local Area Plans and underpins residents. Council’s infrastructure priorities. Accommodating this growth will have its challenges. This will necessitate change to the urban 1.2 About the environment whilst providing for Local Area Plan more housing choice. Council is responding to this challenge The City of Bankstown is by undertaking comprehensive changing in response to strategic planning to ensure population growth, increased the movement network, job community expectations, market opportunities, open space forces in housing and other provision and community facilities construction, and environmental support the growth areas. A key constraints. By 2031, the City of challenge will be to retain the Bankstown is expected to grow by valued attributes of the local area 22,000 dwellings and 6,000 new while accommodating growth. jobs. To address these challenges we need to plan ahead to meet In addition, Council is analysing the changing needs of residents, the existing urban context and businesses, workers and visitors. environmental impacts including housing types, items of heritage Council decided to prepare significance, biodiversity and Local Area Plans for the seven stormwater management to local areas that make up the ensure the growth areas are City of Bankstown. These local compatible with the local areas combine the suburbs and character in an environmentally environmental catchments of responsive manner. distinctive physical character. Together the seven LAPs will provide a comprehensive strategic planning approach for the City of Bankstown to 2031. The objectives of the Local Area This Local Area Plan Plans are to set out the vision and recognises there are many REFERENCE DOCUMENTS: spatial context for the distinctive other initiatives that may Other Plans and Studies used local areas, specify the best ways make a place more sustainable. in the development of this to accommodate residential Council will deliver numerous Local Area Plan and employment growth, and other actions such as service outline the delivery of supporting delivery, community support • Draft Metropolitan Strategy for infrastructure (such as community and advocacy through the Sydney to 2031 (Planning & facilities and open space). Bankstown Community Plan. Infrastructure, 2013) Connecting the Local Area • Residential Development Study Plans are citywide directions - (BCC, 2009) 9 1.3 Issues Paper Liveable, Invest, Green Connected Local Area Plan South West and Lead - of the Bankstown and Background • Employment Lands Development Community Strategic Plan. Study (BCC, 2009) Research This Local Area Plan sets out the • South West Local Area–Issues Paper The South West Local Area– vision for the South West Local (BCC, 2013) Issues Paper outlines the current Area to 2031, and provides a situation, the projected demand • Heritage Review – East Hills Rail detailed list of priority actions to for housing and employment, Corridor Business Centres (Sue guide the community, planners, and the implications of this Rosen and Associates, 2011) businesses, government and demand for future planning. developers about appropriate • Bankstown Retail and Commercial directions and opportunities for Council exhibited the South Floorspace Needs Analysis (Hill change. This Local Area Plan West Issues Paper to the PDA, 2014) also focuses on sustainability in community and stakeholders. • Bankstown Urban Design Study the broad sense, which means Council noted the Issues Paper for Priority Centres (CM+, 2014) planning for change that is at the Ordinary Meeting of 24 including: environmentally, socially and September 2013 with further economically sustainable. information collated as a result - Market Feasibility Study of submissions received during (SGS, 2014) As part of the plan making the exhibition. The Issues Paper process, Council consults with - Transport Study (GTA, 2014) and background research form the community, business and the basis of the Local Area Plan. other interested people and groups. Council also researches current policies, targets and best practice at the local, state and national levels, and may undertake supplementary studies to further identify issues and possible solutions. FIGURE 1 Local Areas 10 South West Local Area Plan South West 1.4 Centres Hierarchy • Bankstown CBD is the cultural, • Small Village Centres contain a social and economic heart of range of retail and commercial A strong centres hierarchy is vital the City of Bankstown. The opportunities, good transport to a liveable City of Bankstown. CBD attracts high quality options and some higher The City contains a diversity of design and architecture and density residential and mixed centres ranging in size from the contains the highest densities use development along main Bankstown CBD, village centres, and tallest buildings in the City. streets. They can also contain and small village centres to a The CBD provides excellent some district level services multitude of neighbourhood transport options and the such as community facilities centres dispersed throughout widest variety of retail and and supermarkets. Our small our residential areas. Most of our commercial opportunities, village centres are: Panania, 11 larger centres are built around housing choice and jobs. The Punchbowl, Greenacre and Local Area Plan South West railway stations connecting them to opportunities and services public domain within the Sefton. The walking catchment within the City of Bankstown and CBD provides high quality of small village centres is a the broader Sydney Metropolitan spaces for social interaction 400 metre radius and can Region. and enjoyment for residents, contain between 500 and 2,000 workers and visitors. The dwellings. The South West Local Area walking catchment is 1km Plan will implement the centres • Neighbourhood Centres are measured from the railway hierarchy set out in Council’s located throughout the local station. Residential Development Study areas and service the immediate and reinforced in the South • Village Centres provide needs of the local community.