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You are also required to acknowledge the author (the Department of Planning and Environment) of the material as indicated in this Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan. B North West Priority Growth Area | North West Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan May 2017 SECTIONCONTENTS 5: KEY CONSIDERATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 Tables Table 1. West Central District’s Five-Year Housing Targets by Local Government INTRODUCTION 6 Area (2016-2021) 13 1.1 Overall Planning Context 6 Table 2. West District’s Five-Year Housing Targets by Local Government Area 1.2 Priority Growth Areas 8 (2016-2021) 13 1.3 Aims 9 Table 3. Projects in the North West Priority Growth Area 20 1.4 The Investigation Process 9 Table 4. Market Demand-Based Housing Estimates 22 Table 5. Zoned Employment Areas in the North West Priority Growth Area 25 THE REGIONAL CONTEXT 10 Table 6. Proposed Changes to Infrastructure Strategy 36 2.1 Description of the Priority Growth Area 10 Table 7. Current Infrastructure Projects 39 2.2 Statutory and Strategic Context 11 Table 8. Infrastructure Required to 2026 39 2.3 The Existing Community and Housing Supply 14 Table 9. Infrastructure Required Beyond 2026 44 Table 10. Key Actions of the North West Land Use and Infrastructure CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT 15 Implementation Plan 52 3.1 Overview 15 3.2 Engagement Strategy 15 Figures VISION FOR THE NORTH WEST PRIORITY GROWTH AREA 16 Figure 1: Location of Priority Growth Areas 7 4.1 Objectives for the North West Priority Growth Area 16 Figure 2: A Metropolis of Three Cities 8 4.2 What’s new in the Implementation Plan? 18 Figure 3: The Investigation Process 9 Figure 4: North West Priority Growth Area and Regional Context 10 KEY CONSIDERATIONS 19 Figure 5: North West Priority Growth Area Status Map 12 5.1 Planning and Development in the Growth Area 19 Figure 6: General Age Profile across the North West Priority Growth Area 14 5.2 Technical Investigations 21 Figure 7: Consultation Program 15 LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE 29 Figure 8: What’s New in the Implementation Plan Since 2006 18 6.1 Land Uses 29 Figure 9: North West Growth Centre Structure Plan 2006 19 6.2 Transport 33 Figure 10: Opportunities and Constraints 21 6.3 Social Infrastructure 36 Figure 11: Dwelling Supply Forecast for the North West Priority Growth Area 23 6.4 Utility Infrastructure 36 Figure 12: The North West Priority Growth Area 23 6.5 Open Space 37 Figure 13: Case Study: Land Fragmentation Challenged 24 6.6 Infrastructure Items 48 Figure 14: North West Priority Growth Area Land Use Plan 30 Figure 15: Schofields Road Corridor 32 PLANNING AND DELIVERY 46 Figure 16: Regional Rail Connections 33 7.1 Statutory Planning Reforms 46 Figure 17: Existing and Proposed Public Transport 34 7.2 Delivery Program 49 Figure 18: Pedestrian and Cycle Network 35 KEY ACTIONS 51 Figure 19: Open Space Connections and the Green Grid 37 8.1 Key Actions 51 Figure 20: Infrastructure Strategy (Transport) 38 Figure 21: Infrastructure Strategy (Utilities) 38 IMPLEMENTATION 53 Figure 22: Proposed Statutory Reforms 46 9.1 Implementation of the Implementation Plan 53 Figure 23: Density Controls 47 REFERENCES 56 Figure 24: Proposed Minimum Lot Size Map 48 Figure 25: 2021 Development Activity 49 Figure 26: 2026 Development Activity 50 Figure 27: Key Actions 51 Figure 28: Infrastructure and Housing Delivery Time Line 55 North West Priority Growth Area | North West Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan May 2017 1 SECTIONEXECUTIVE 5: SUMMARYKEY CONSIDERATIONS This North West Priority Growth Area Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plan (the Implementation Plan) outlines plans for the growing North West Priority Growth Area and the infrastructure needed to support this growth. Strategic Planning Context A review of market capacity and detailed analysis of opportunities A Plan for Growing Sydney establishes the NSW Government’s and constraints form the basis of this Implementation Plan and vision for Sydney’s future as a ‘strong global city, a great place to the framework for infrastructure delivery to support projected live’. It makes it clear that as Sydney grows, it must be planned for housing and employment growth. This framework guides a in a strategic way so that Sydney is not only bigger but also better. future urban structure, including new centres to support places This requires planning that puts the necessary infrastructure in for offices, shops, cafes and supermarkets, open space networks place to support growing communities. for recreation and connections with green space, and future road and passenger rail networks to connect future residents to the Since the Plan’s release in late 2014, new forecasts indicate that surrounding areas and beyond. Sydney needs to provide 725,000 new homes and jobs for 1.74 million new residents by 2036. These new homes can be The framework will inform future precinct planning and rezoning delivered through urban renewal, medium density development across the North West Priority Growth Area. It will coordinate in existing areas, or new communities in land release areas. A infrastructure provision to deliver community facilities, schools, proposed amendment to the Plan, Towards Our Greater Sydney open space and other infrastructure that will make these centres 2056, envisions Greater Sydney as a metropolis of three cities: the productive and pleasant places to live and work. established Eastern City centred on Sydney CBD, the developing Vision and Objectives Central City with Parramatta at its heart, and the emerging Western The draft District Plans identify the vision, priorities and actions to City that will evolve with the growth of the Western Sydney Airport shape the West and West Central District’s future, and to guide at Badgerys Creek. policy decisions. A focus on employment growth that supports Given this expected growth, land is required for new housing, local communities with a diverse range of housing to meet varying workplaces and communities. The North West Priority Growth household needs underpins the framework for further detailed Area provides substantial land release areas for homes and jobs in planning to occur in the North West Priority Growth Area. The Sydney’s northwest and is forecasted to contribute approximately draft District Plans recognise the importance of coordinating 12% of the homes needed to meet demand over the next 20 and prioritising the infrastructure and facilities required for new years. communities to develop. These areas will be further supported by improved transport links between diverse economic centres The North West Priority Growth Area is close to transport within the Priority Growth Area and areas such as Parramatta, nodes, including the M7 Motorway with connections to the M4 Penrith, the Western Sydney Airport and the Sydney CBD, and Motorway and the new Western Sydney Airport. It is well located new and improved connections to green corridors that support to capitalise on new infrastructure such as the Sydney Metro pedestrians and cyclists within and outside the Priority Growth Northwest to Cudgegong Road Station, and a public transport Area. corridor extension toward Marsden Park. Other opportunities include a growth corridor along Schofields Road between Rouse Within the North West Priority Growth Area, new communities will Hill and Marsden Park, to benefit from infrastructure investment. progressively develop with access to schools, parks, community facilities, jobs, roads and public transport. Over the next ten years, This Implementation Plan updates the planning framework for the 33,000 homes will be provided and the growth area will be North West Priority Growth Area in light of the extent of urban home to around 92,400 people. The Land Use and Infrastructure development and demand for housing that has occurred since Implementation Plan provides a robust framework to grow new the release of the North West Growth Centre Structure Plan 2006 communities in line with the provision of infrastructure. (the Structure Plan). It identifies the opportunities for future urban growth and recommends a planning pathway to realise the area’s potential. The Implementation Plan also builds on the framework set in the draft West and West Central District Plans released by the Greater Sydney Commission in late 2016.