High-rises along a new metro line and 24-hour commercial hubs by 2036 are among plans for Canterbury-Bankstown as part of its billion-dollar-plus vision for the future, CBCity.

The council voted to move the Campsie and Bankstown draft master plans to public exhibition along with the 2036 economic development strategy and night-time economy plan.

Outlined were plans for the “intensification” of the built environment to create 24-hour mixed use, upgraded town centers particularly in Bankstown.

The latest CBCity renderings show a series of new developments around the AU$350-million (US$267-million) Western Sydney University campus, the proposed AU$1.3-billion (US$990 million) Lidcombe-Bankstown Hospital and the Eastern Lifestyle District in Campsie.

CBCity is one of the links in Sydney’s three-city plan for Sydney City, Greater Parramatta and Western Sydney Airport.

Mayor Khal Asfour said the master plans would help the region grow to 500,000 residents and 155,000 workers by 2036.

“Bankstown will be growing into a more jobs-focussed centre, capitalising on the new metro, a 22-story university and new planned hospital,” Asfour said.

“While, the Campsie master plan will focus on reconnecting the town center to the Cooks River, providing more employment uses close to the hospital and reinforcing the character of Beamish Street.”

The plans center around the upgraded metro line due to open in 2024, improving connectivity to the Sydney CBD.

There are also investigations under way to extend this through to Liverpool and the new Western Sydney aerotropolis.

According to the master plan, high-density tower and podium developments close to the metro station will feature active façades that “define a 24-hour vibrant, mixed-use city center”.

Asfour said the council wanted to encourage investment in the precincts and create opportunities to allow people to work and live close by.

“These plans will also see that future residential development will have a strong focus on environmental sustainability and smart technology, including compulsory rooftop solar panels and the banning of gas appliances,” he said.

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