Bradfield City master plan highlights manufacturing in Western Sydney

The draft Master Plan for the Bradfield City Centre has been unveiled, flagging a significant achievement for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

In addition to laying out the course for the city’s future, this comprehensive plan places a strong emphasis on making it a centre for innovation, education, and the development of skills, particularly in advanced manufacturing.

Imagined as one of the largest economic development projects in Australia, the Bradfield City Centre Master Plan outlines strategies for the improvement of the new 114-hectare city, arranged at the centre of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.

Expected to be multiple times the size of Barangaroo, the city is ready to turn into a main community for advanced and rising industries, conveying an expected 20,000 direct positions and making up to 10,000 new homes for the residents of Western Sydney.

This proposition envelops key aspects of urban development, including local locations, roads, streets, city blocks, parks, open spaces, business and retail regions, and vital strategies to convey essential infrastructure.

With sponsorship from a significant $1 billion investment from the NSW Government, the venture is supposed to open billions more in private investment.

While progress on the Aerotropolis and new Metro line is well in progress, the draft Master Plan for the Bradfield City area denotes a significant development following long periods of inaction and an absence of coordination under the past Liberal National Government.

Despite past planning challenges, advancement has proactively started in Bradfield. Manufacturing and Research Facility’s first phase, which features a partnership with Hitachi, is currently under construction.

“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. This is about making sure people have a say in how Bradfield best caters to the future needs and desires of residents, workers, and visitors,” said Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully.