PART ONE - Fishers Ghost

providing criteria to determine when proposed developments will require aformal social impact assessment;developing plans to ensure the timely and effective provision of socialinfrastructure;providing new guidelines for the provision and development of public openspace;identifying, enlivening and protecting places of special cultural, social andcommunity value (such as heritage landscapes and heritage items of bothIndigenous and European importance); and,Strengthening cultural and artistic opportunities, particularly in WesternSydney.9. Delivering the PlanThe new Metropolitan Plan includes a strategy for its implementation. The keyfeatures of this strategy are:Integrating decision making across government to achieve the directions setout in the new Metropolitan Plan;Developing strongly integrated land use and infrastructure planning processes;Aligning subregional planning with the strategic directions of the newMetropolitan Plan;Ensuring that LEPs deliver the intent and yield (for dwellings and jobs)anticipated under the new Metropolitan Plan;Establishing the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority (SMDA) to deliverurban renewal in priority locations;Streamlining the land release process;Regularly monitoring and updating the new Metropolitan Plan; andFacilitating public engagement in metropolitan and subregional planning.ConclusionThe new Metropolitan Plan 2036 sets the framework for the planning of Sydney andfor each subregion within Sydney for the time period from now until 2036. However,more detailed directions will be included in the subregional strategies. The SouthWest Subregion: Draft Subregional Strategy (SW Strategy) is yet to be finalised.It is disappointing that despite numerous representations from Council, the newMetropolitan Strategy does not identify the Campbelltown-Macarthur CBD as aRegional Centre for the South West Subregion, but only notes that it has the potentialto become a Regional Centre in the future.In terms of transport infrastructure, the commitment to the completion of the SouthWest Rail Link over the next ten (10) years is positive, however, there is nocommitment made to other significant transport infrastructure that will be required toservice the growth of South West Sydney. The Spring Farm Parkway and theextension of Badgally Road, are not addressed in the new Metropolitan Plan. Itremains to be seen whether or not any commitment will be made to the provision ofthese roads in the finalised South West Subregional Strategy (SW Strategy). No datefor the finalisation of the SW Strategy has been provided at this stage.