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PLan – the Planning Action Network Inc is a volunteer community group working for better urban and rural planning in the Northern Territory. PLan collaborates with resident and community groups on matters including the built environment, heritage, cultural and environmental values of concern in the Northern Territory and Australia.PLan’s aim is to achieve, for the…

The government too readily believes developers’ claims their development will be affordable & sustainable only on the basis they can have their own private set of rules for their development & can ignore the Planning Scheme. This is planning by the developers. They contradict the NT Planning Scheme and ignore community aspirations. Share this content

Affordable housing is an issue right across Australia.  Some progress is being made, after years of government neglect. In the NT some new estates are including 15% affordable housing  with Commonwealth Government incentive schemes available. Some firms specialise in this work. Unfortunately, some of these have unsatisfactory features, such as very small lots. In the…

Removing a few car parks enables the developer to claim they are building sustainably yet the community has to wear the outcomes into the future. For some practical online information on how to create sustainable urban residential developments click here Read about the NT Government’s New energy Efficiency Requirements for the Building Industry here Share…

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Developers are being encouraged by our government to use this rule to fast track development and overcome hurdles in the rules, when it was originally designed to enable a development which was exceptional (eg we hadn’t planned to accommodate a horse & cart in the middle of the CBD in the 21st century) Share this…

The Territory Government launched its Greater Darwin Region Land Use Plan Towards 2030 for public consultation on 10-2-11. Public information sessions have been held. Read the Media Release | More information A Conference & Design Forum was held in September 2010 – ConferenceDesignForumSept10.pdf2.99 MB The Conference & Design Forum Outcomes can be read here –…

The illustration shows the closeness of the proposed new development to the existing well established area of one and two storey  residences. The problem here has occurred because long vacant lots, now approved for by the DCA for development, have till now laid empty opposite the Karama Shopping Centre. The owner is now to build…

One of the most neglected and overlooked aspects of planning is the provision of public open spaces of various kinds.Think about this !  There is a whole range of different types. the public want them for conserving the environment, for active and passive recreation, and for breathing space. But how do they get created ?…