9. Planning Sydney Inner West District, Greater Sydney

Planning of Sydney Inner West District, the first of three case study districts of Greater Sydney, is examined in this chapter. The chapter acknowledges the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 proposed mergers and expanding the boundaries of nominated councils noted in Chap. 2. Having examined the question of global transition and planning practices of the six municipalities within the District, this chapter addresses: (1). planning the Sydney Inner West District as a whole; and, the extent the State (responsible for district planning) is meeting the planning issues. Key planning principles as adopted (Chap. 2) to apply to Greater Sydney (and this district) are applied to the district. These key principles include: (1). Developing Sustainable Urban Centres; (2). Developing Sustainable Transport; and, (3). Protecting the Natural Environment. Sample plans and development projects for Sydney Inner West are critiqued under each of these planning principles. After reaching a conclusion under each planning principle, an overall conclusion is drawn on the extent the State (planning the District) is meeting the planning issues of the District. Finally, it’s noted that these Sydney Inner West District conclusions will be assessed alongside conclusions reached in examining Greater Parramatta District (Chaps. 10, 11, 12, 13) and St George District (Chaps. 14, 15, 16, 17). All these conclusions are examined (Chap. 18) in the context of SUP practices applied to Greater Sydney as a global city (affecting municipal areas within Sydney Inner West and the district as a whole).