FAIRFIELD EMPLOYMENT LANDS STRATEGY Prepared for Fairfield City Council February 2008 QUALITY ASSURANCE This document is for discussion purposes only unless signed and dated by a Principal of Hill PDA. REVIEWED BY …………………………………. Adrian Hack B.TP (Hons). M Land Econ. MPIA Principal, Hill PDA Land Economists and Valuers June 19, 2007 …………………………………. Date REPORT CONTACT: Adrian Hack Telephone: 612 9252 8777 Fax: 612 9252 6077 Email: [email protected] REPORT DETAILS: Job Ref No: P05193 Version: Final Date Printed: 18/03/2008 6:53:00 PM File Name: P05193 - Fairfield Employment Lands Strategy Report June 2007 P05193 – Fairfield Employment Lands Strategy CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................7 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................7 1.2 Employment Trends.......................................................................................................7 1.3 Population and Workforce..............................................................................................7 1.4 Planning Framework......................................................................................................8 1.5 Employment in Fairfield LGA .........................................................................................9 1.6 Consultation................................................................................................................. 11 1.7 Strategic Recommendations – Guiding Principles for Industrial/Employment Lands... 11 1.8 Future Key Industries & Recommendations................................................................. 14 1.9 Employment Lands Analysis of Zones......................................................................... 16 2. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................19 2.1 Background & Brief...................................................................................................... 19 2.2 Evolution of the Urban Economy ................................................................................. 20 3. REVIEW OF PLANNING FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................21 3.1 Metropolitan Strategy................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Employment Lands for Sydney: Action Plan................................................................ 22 3.3 NSW Planning Reform – Standard Instrument LEP Template..................................... 23 3.4 State Controls .............................................................................................................. 25 3.5 Local Environmental Planning ..................................................................................... 27 3.6 Development Control Plans ......................................................................................... 31 4. EMPLOYMENT TRENDS .......................................................................................................33 4.1 Globalisation ................................................................................................................ 33 4.2 Knowledge Intensive Industry...................................................................................... 33 4.3 Home Based Employment ........................................................................................... 34 4.4 Accessibility and the Need for Speed .......................................................................... 35 4.5 Economic Gateways .................................................................................................... 36 4.6 The Changing Nature of Work ..................................................................................... 36 4.7 Implications for Fairfield and the West Central Sub-Region ........................................ 38 5. POPULATION & WORKFORCE .............................................................................................41 5.1 Population.................................................................................................................... 41 5.2 Employment................................................................................................................. 42 6. EMPLOYMENT IN FAIRFIELD LGA.......................................................................................46 6.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 46 6.2 Jobs in Fairfield............................................................................................................ 47 6.3 The Supply of Employment Land................................................................................. 49 6.4 Future Demand for Industrial Employment Lands........................................................53 7. MARKET ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................55 7.1 Regional Overview....................................................................................................... 55 7.2 Fairfield Industrial Market Area.................................................................................... 56 7.3 Suburban Rental Values and Vacancy ........................................................................ 58 Page 3 P05193 – Fairfield Employment Lands Strategy 8. LAND OWNER CONSULTATION ...........................................................................................61 8.1 Land Owners within the ‘Employment Hub’ ................................................................. 61 8.2 Land Owners within Existing Industrial Zones ............................................................. 64 9. STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................66 9.1 Recommendation - Industrial Zoning Categories......................................................... 66 9.2 Guiding Principles - Industrial/Employment Lands in the Fairfield LGA....................... 67 9.3 Future Key Industries & Recommendations................................................................. 70 10. EMPLOYMENT LANDS – ANALYSIS OF ZONES .....................................................................74 10.1 Criteria for Assessment................................................................................................ 74 10.2 Analysis/Recommendations of Industrial Precincts .....................................................75 10.3 Precinct 1 – Bonnyrigg Industrial Area......................................................................... 78 10.4 Precinct 2 – Cabramatta – Cabramatta Road Industrial Area...................................... 80 10.5 Precinct 3 – Cabramatta 4(b) Zone Industrial Area...................................................... 82 10.6 Precinct 4 – Lansvale Industrial Area........................................................................... 84 10.7 Precinct 5 –Cabramatta North Hume Highway Industrial Area .................................... 86 10.8 Precinct 6 – Canley Vale Industrial Area...................................................................... 88 10.9 Precinct 7 – Fairfield Industrial Area............................................................................ 90 10.10 Precinct 8 – Fairfield East Industrial Area.................................................................... 92 10.11 Precinct 9 – Old Guildford Industrial Area.................................................................... 94 10.12 Precinct 10 – Smithfield Industrial Area ....................................................................... 96 10.13 Precinct 11 – Villawood Industrial Area........................................................................ 98 10.14 Precinct 12 – Wetherill Park Industrial Area............................................................... 100 10.15 Precinct 13 – Yennora Industrial Area ....................................................................... 105 10.16 Summary ................................................................................................................... 107 10.17 Employment Lands Scorecard................................................................................... 109 APPENDIX 1 - Land Use and Site Coverage Maps APPENDIX 2 - Aerial Maps of Industrial Precincts APPENDIX 3 - Central Services Facility Floorspace Calculation ABBREVIATIONS ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics LEP – Local Environment Plan DCP – Development Control Plan LGA – Local Government Area DoP – Department of Planning NLA – Net Lettable Area GFA – Gross Floor Area SQM – Square Metres Ha – Hectares Page 4 P05193 – Fairfield Employment Lands Strategy LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Sydney’s Major Road Network................................................................................... 35 Figure 2 - Sydney Workforce by Industry Type 1986 to 2001..................................................... 37 Figure 3 - Sydney Workforce Occupation .................................................................................. 37 Figure 4 - Occupation Type Time Series 1991-2001 – Fairfield LGA and Sydney SD ................43 Figure 5 - Jobs in Fairfield LGA by Industry Type in 1991 and 2001 .......................................... 47 Figure 6