The Planning Minister Pru Goward announced on the 21 August 2014 that the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government are taking advantage of the Commonwealth’s plans for a second Sydney airport by expanding the footprint of the Western Sydney Employment Area (WSEA) to deliver even more jobs for Western Sydney.
The Western Sydney Employment Area is the area set aside for industrial and commercial purposes that is serviced by strong road links and infrastructure, and an expanded WSEA will exceed original job projections by delivering land for more than 57,000 jobs.
The proposed extension will increase the employment area boundary south to Elizabeth Drive and to include land west of the planned second Sydney airport, providing more than 4,500 additional hectares for economic growth in Western Sydney.