Facility demands. The Camden LGA has been experiencing significant and relatively rapid urban development over at least the last decade. This is forecast to continue in areas outside the Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Road Precincts. Development of existing and nominated urban development areas (outside of the South West Growth Centre boundary) will result in Camden LGA’s population increasing from the current 51,000 to 77,000. Future development in the South West Growth Centre (of which the Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Road Precincts form part) will likely accelerate the rate of urban development in Camden in the future. At completion the Growth Centre will have a population of up to 300,000 people. It is estimated that about 162,000 of these people will live in Camden LGA. This will bring the total population of Camden LGA to nearly 240,000 people in the next 30 years13. Development of the Growth Centre precincts will thus have a profound effect on Camden and the demand for facilities offered in the LGA. It has been identified that rapid population growth has placed strain on existing services and facilities within Camden, which are struggling to keep pace with new development. Any spare capacity in existing facilities and services which does currently exist is likely to be taken up by the developments currently approved in Camden outside of the Growth Centres boundaries, and so will not be available for the Growth Centre population14. Existing facilities and services have been essentially designed to accommodate a relatively low population living in both Precincts. A change in the development profile of the Precincts from rural to urban development is envisaged. This future development, and the populations that will occupy such development, can only be sustained by a significant investment in new and augmented facilities and services. Studies listed in Section 6 of this Plan have identified that the expected development in the Xxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Road Precincts will generate the following impacts on public services and public amenities: 12 Xxxxx Consulting (2007a), op. cit., page 28 13 Ibid., page 10 14 Ibid. ▪ increased demand for local active and passive recreation facilities, such as sports fields, playgrounds, walking trails and bike paths; ▪ increased demand for spaces that will xxxxxx community life and the development of social capital in the Precincts, such as meeting spaces and libraries; ▪ increased demand for facilities that will support safe and convenient travel between land...
