The master plan for a brand new city in Western Sydney has now been given the green light by the NSW government.
Bradfield City Centre will provide 10,000 new homes and support 20,000 new jobs near the new Western Sydney Airport.
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The 114ha “smart city” will be about “five times the size of Barangaroo”.
Its development will be staggered over the next 30 years, eventually forming a pedestrian and cycle-friendly city centred around a 2ha Central Park.
“While this city will not pop up overnight, the now approved master plan is set to drive major growth over the years and for generations to come,” NSW Planning and Public Spaces minister Paul Scully said on Wednesday.
It is “Australia’s first new city in more than 100 years,” Scully said.
At least 10 per cent of housing in Bradfield City Centre will be affordable, the government said.
The first 4.8ha land release will be for the public sector, with 1000 homes slated alongside commercial, education, research, accommodation and hospitality services.
By the time people are living in Bradfield’s first homes, the state’s expanding public transport network will be available to them — as Sydney Metro builds Bradford Station, and Transport NSW builds a bus interchange and 16 bus stops for both local and Western Sydney Rapid Bus Program networks.
Bradfield City Centre will become the metropolitan centre of the “Aerotropolis” around the 24/7 International Nancy Bird Walton Airport which is set to open in 2026.
The plans also boast sustainable urban design, with 80 per cent of roofs to be covered in “green coverage or bio-solar systems to address urban heat,” the government said.
Cooling tree canopies will also eventually cover 40 per cent of the city, a stark contrast to the “heat-islands” created by nearby Western Sydney suburbs where temperatures exceed 50C and the impacts of climate change are compounded.
The Central Park, designed with Country by ASPECT Studios, will feature a “Sky Ring” that supports water misting technology around the wetland and native grassland “play space for young and old”.
It will be the first thing people see when they hop off the Sydney Metro at Bradfield Station, and will be completed in conjunction with the new station and airport.
A naturally integrated swimming area on Moore Gully and a major events space on Thompsons Creek have also been planned along the new city’s waterways.
Construction of the city’s first building, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF), is already underway and is expected to be finished this year.
The NSW government said the city “will be known as an advanced hub of innovation” for various industries including defence and aerospace, construction and manufacturing, future transport, new energy and circular economy industries.
“Imagine industries of the future like advanced manufacturing, robotics, AI, and quantum, with Bradfield acting as a magnet for innovation and investment across NSW and Australia,” Bradfield Development Authority chair Jennifer Westacott said.
It was these aspirations that informed the NSW government’s choice of name for the new city, in honour of construction and engineering pioneer John Bradfield.
The civil engineer, who oversaw the design and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and also proposed Sydney’s City Circle railway network, has come to be known by many as “the father of modern Sydney”.
The government has reserved the option for Aboriginal names to be used for “other prominent features” including “parks, streets, water features, and precincts” within the city — which is being built on Dharug land.
Those names will be decided in consultation with the local community.
The development is backed by $1 billion investment from the NSW government.