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LITTLE MINDIL DEFERRED

I refer to the application PA2021/0297 for hotel/motel and serviced apartments with ancillary bar-public and market in 2 x 6 storey and 3 x 1 storey buildings with ground level and semi-basement car parking at 25 Gilruth Ave, The Gardens.

Please be advised that the application has been deferred pursuant to s46(4)(b) of the Planning Act 1999 by a delegate of the Darwin division of the Development Consent Authority to allow the applicant to provide the following additional information that the consent authority considers necessary in order to enable proper consideration of the application:

• The outcome of matters raised by service authority City of Darwin regarding development within the Gilruth Avenue road reserve, and Heritage Branch regarding archaeological investigation of the subject site.
• The outcome of the NT EPA referral for a standard assessment under the Environment Protection Act 2019, noting that under section 51(2) of the Planning Act 1999, the consent authority cannot make a decision on the development application until the NT EPA has determined the referral under the Environment Protection Act 2019.

Pursuant to s46(6) of the Planning Act 1999, the applicant is to respond within 30 days from the date that the application was deferred (25 October 2021), unless a request for additional time is made.

You will receive any further information provided by the applicant once received, and also receive an invite once the application is scheduled for a consent authority hearing.

Please contact DAS on 8999 6046 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any queries.

Image: The view from Burnett and Audit House looking towards Little Mindil! showing the developers mockup

Image: Sunset at Little Mindil