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  • Palmerston CBD Masterplan

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    Palmerston City Council is exhibiting a draft Masterplan for their CBD for comment and consultation. The coloured draft masterplan brochure is NOW on display at www.palmerston.nt.gov.au The link is on the main website page, and all pages can be opened and viewed. Details are given about the consultation process. Share this content

  • Greater Darwin Plan Scuttles the Darwin Town Plan Values – A Densification Bulldozer

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    On the morning of 1 March, 2012, Chief Minister Paul Henderson announced his Greater Darwin PLan for our beautiful tropical city by one of the best natural harbours in the world. It introduces chaos, and leaves residents living in uncertainty. Largely as a result of having attracted INPEX LNG Plant here, the Northern Territory Government…

  • Urgency to densify the suburbs of Darwin

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    In unseemly urgency to densify the suburbs of Darwin, the Northern Territory Government wants to undermine rules of the Northern Territory Planning Scheme (NTPS)-again. This time the catchword is ‘DUAL OCCUPANCY’ The idea is to amend the rules so t that the Development Consent Authority (DCA) could consent to two houses on any single lot…

  • Consultation Tactics

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    AustFinancialReview3-10-11Bullying.pdf Share this content

  • Home Ownership Risk

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    Your home ownership may be at risk in the future if you’re the owner of a strata titled unit.  See the Unit titles Scheme. S15 Termination by resolution A scheme may be terminated if: the body corporate of the scheme decides to terminate the scheme by a unanimous resolution; or all of the following conditions…

  • Transport Hubs

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    The CLP supports a transport hub on the corner of Smith & Daly Streets  – link to file attached called  State of the Union Takeouts CLP Nov 2011.pdf Find out what is happening with your roads here: http://www.nt.gov.au/transport/ http://www.nt.gov.au/infrastructure/ Share this content

  • Strategic Planning Commission Proposal

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    A Strategic Planning Commission is proposed by the CLP.  It will be the creative thinker.  The DCA will become the enforcer – read more Share this content

  • Planning/Development Notices Alerts

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    Here is a handy website to stay on top of what is happening in your area – just put your address in and it will alert you to any planning or development notices within a 2 km radius of your address – http://www.planningalerts.org.au/ Share this content

  • Visit our Shopfront Information Centre

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    A lot of hard work has gone into setting up our new Information Centre at Shop 26/16, Charlton Court, Woolner, opposite Middys Lighting. This is down the hill from Le Cornu’s. There is environmental and planning information in books, magazines, and maps, on our databases, photographs and displays. We open on Thursdays from noon to…

  • Find out what is happening around the community

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    Be prepared!  Residents need to be aware of how planning changes can affect their own way of life, quite suddenly. Be alerted to what development or planning applications are being made in your immediate area by this handy website – just type in your address and you will receive an email alerting you to any…