The draft master plan for the Bradfield City Centre — one of the biggest economic development projects undertaken in Australia — is now available for community feedback.
The master plan sets out a framework for future development within the new 114-hectare city, five times the size of Barangaroo, at the heart of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
It is expected to deliver 20,000 direct jobs and is positioned to emerge as Australia’s premier hub for advanced and emerging industries. It is expected to also create up to 10,000 new homes for the people of Western Sydney.
Acting Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car labelled the project as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Western Sydney”.
“This Master Plan shows how investment in the area surrounding the new airport will drive growth and better opportunities for all Western Sydney,” said Car.
The proposal contains all key areas for a new city, including homes, streets and roads, city blocks, parks and open space, commercial and retail precincts, and, crucially the strategies to deliver the required infrastructure.
The development is backed by a more than $1 billion investment from the NSW government and is anticipated to unlock billions more in private investment.
If approved, the Master Plan will outline a staged approach to more than two million square metres gross floor area of development across the city centre, located on the doorstep of the new Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.
Development has begun in Bradfield with construction underway including the first stage of a new Advanced Manufacturing and Research Facility (AMRF), with electronics giant Hitachi, an advanced industry hub, due to open this year.
This exhibition represents the government’s urge to provide the vision to establish and grow Bradfield into a world-class city in line with the planned opening of Western Sydney International Airport in 2026.
Following the exhibition period and if approved, the Department expects that finalisation could occur by mid-2024.
NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said: “This Master Plan is a draft blueprint for a world-class city that will support Western Sydney Airport, attract investment, house thousands of people, and create thousands of jobs.”
It is the first master plan to be publicly exhibited after progressing through the new Aerotropolis master-planning pathway.
“Bradfield City Centre could deliver 10,000 new homes in coming years, making a significant contribution to more, and more diverse, housing supply in Western Parkland City,” said Scully.
