Category: Community Alert
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Have your say on infill development in the Territory
Keep an eye on the numbers at this link: https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/infill-development-and-subdivision-across-the-territory?tool=survey_tool&tool_id=survey-your-views#tool_tab
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Heritage Listing of the Esplanade.
The Heritage Council has resolved to invite submissions on the heritage significance of The Esplanade and whether it should be permanently declared a Heritage Place. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 1 JANUARY 2026 – HAVE YOUR SAY!BackgroundThis is the second time the Heritage Council has sought public submissions on the heritage significance of The Esplanade. The first process…
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213 DICK WARD DRIVE LUDMILLA
Exhibition Period: Friday, 21 November 2025 – Midnight Friday, 19 December 2025 Address: Lot 05182 Town of Darwin 213 DICK WARD DR LUDMILLA Current Zones: MZ (Multi Zone) Proposed Development: Mixed use development comprising shops, restaurants and a service station in 3 x 1 storey buildings and an amended masterplan for specific use zone SD37…
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107 Dick Ward Drive Coconut Grove
Exhibition Period: Friday, 24 October 2025 – Midnight Friday, 7 November 2025 Address: Lot 09742 Town of Nightcliff, 107 DICK WARD DR COCONUT GROVE Lot 09743 Town of Nightcliff, 115 DICK WARD DR COCONUT GROVE Current Zones: CP (Community Purpose) Proposed Development: Changes to the development approved by DP24/0106 for the purpose of extending the…
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Tudawali Park Public Meeting
Tudawali Park Meeting – 27 September PLAN convened a public meeting at Tudawali Park on 27/09 after Ostermann residents raised their alarm and confusion about:– a massive spoon drain built behind their homes,– hectares of bush cleared on the Seth Chin block. Ludmilla residents also wanted answers about a new fence erected around the MacDonald…
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YWCA Rezoning Proposal Raises Questions About Specific Use Zones
The YWCA has lodged a Planning Scheme Amendment to rezone its land at 121 Mitchell Street and 12 Doctors Gully Road, Larrakeyah. Listed as Planning Application PA2025/0283, the proposal is on public exhibition from 5 September until 3 October 2025. The land is currently zoned Low–Medium Density Residential (LMR). The amendment seeks to place it…
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Fast Tracking Change
A Fast-Track Planning System at the Expense of Democracy On 27 August 2025, the Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment issued a declaration under section 11(3) of the Planning Act 1999, exempting certain classes of planning scheme amendments from public exhibition. The declaration is here: Declaration under section 11(3) – Class of Amendments (PDF): https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1555394/declaration-under-section-11-3-of-the-planning-act-1999-class-of-amendments.pdf…
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Asti Motel site is back – 2025
Public Submission: PA2025/0247 – Amendments to DP24/0010 Closing Midnight Friday, 12 September 2025 To: Development Assessment ServicesSubject: Public Submission on PA2025/0247 – Objection due to Outdated Supporting Material We respectfully submit this correspondence as a formal public submission regarding PA2025/0247, amending development permit DP24/0010. 1. Fragmented and Outdated Documentation The applicant relies heavily on supplementary…
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Darwin Council hid costings for two alternative civic centre designs from public
NT Independent by David Wood | Aug 13, 2025 | Business, News, Costings for two different versions of the new Darwin Council civic centre were given to council but never made public in the months before it put out an expression of interest for the building, that led to a partnership with developer DCOH to build the controversial 21-story hybrid civic…
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COD Election Forum 2025
City of Darwin Council Election Candidates Forum All Welcome. Thursday 14th August 2025 5pm Bagot Park Hosted by PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc What are your top 5 questions? Take the survey here: https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/city-of-darwin-council-election-candidates-forum-5-questions/ How NT Local Government Elections Work (A Voter’s Guide) The Northern Territory has 5 municipal councils, 10 regional councils, and 3…