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Membership & Donations
Read more: Membership & DonationsPLan is an incorporated voluntary organization working towards a better living environment. Our Financial year is from 1 July to 30 June each year. Membership is only $25 per year. 2025 year now open – renew or join now and receive membership to the middle of year 2026. Donations are always welcome if you…
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2024 05 Esplanade Statement of Heritage Value
Read more: 2024 05 Esplanade Statement of Heritage ValueUpdate 18/12/2024 Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Heritage Council speaks to the Supreme Court decision on the Darwin Esplanade 17 December 2024 Background On 3 December 2021 the Heritage Council accepted a nomination from a member of the public for the Darwin Esplanade to be a protected heritage place under the Heritage Act 2011.…
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2024 07 Strategic Directions Planning Policy
Read more: 2024 07 Strategic Directions Planning PolicyThis submission closes 31 July 2024. https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/strategic-directions-planning-policy At this stage we have yet to engage with this process, please return to this web site in the future. StrategicDirections download the pdf.
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Darwin Surf Life Saving Club
Read more: Darwin Surf Life Saving ClubSUBMISSIONPlanning Scheme Amendment PA2025/0395Proposed Rezoning of Lot 12719(A), Town of NightcliffDarwin Surf Life Saving Club Purpose of submission This submission objects to Planning Scheme Amendment PA2025/0395, which proposes to rezone Lot 12719(A), Town of Nightcliff from Conservation (CN) to Organised Recreation (OR). Loss of Conservation zoning The proposed rezoning represents a permanent reduction in statutory…
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Have your say on infill development in the Territory
Read more: Have your say on infill development in the TerritoryKeep 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.
Read more: 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
Read more: 213 DICK WARD DRIVE LUDMILLAExhibition 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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Clarification_Request_DP140831
Read more: Clarification_Request_DP140831Submission on Kulaluk–Minmarama Assessment Report: Development in Primary Storm Surge Zones Hello Gemma, Ann-Marie Thank you for your emails. There are still many concerned residents, and it can be expected that a piecemeal approach to development in the area will lead to more community upset. The use of “rolling approvals” is now more obvious than…
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107 Dick Ward Drive Coconut Grove
Read more: 107 Dick Ward Drive Coconut GroveExhibition 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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Submission on Kulaluk–Minmarama Assessment Report: Development in Primary Storm Surge Zones
Read more: Submission on Kulaluk–Minmarama Assessment Report: Development in Primary Storm Surge ZonesA Staged Development Framework? The Kulaluk–Minmarama Land Assessment Report (Byrne Consultants, August 2023) identifies 11 staged development areas within the Kulaluk (Lot 5182) and Minmarama (Lot 5183) Aboriginal lease lands. Bundling and Staging The report maps commercial sub-leases together with Aboriginal lease areas in its development stages, treating them within a single planning and infrastructure…
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Press Release – Community Meeting
Read more: Press Release – Community MeetingResidents seek clarity on Kulaluk works 14 October 2025 On Saturday 27 September, senior NT officials including the Acting CEO of the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure attended a public meeting at Tudawali Park with Ostermann Street and Ludmilla residents. The meeting was called after residents observed a massive spoon drain behind their homes, clearing…
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Landfill and Contamination Legacy of the Kulaluk–Minmarama Lands
Read more: Landfill and Contamination Legacy of the Kulaluk–Minmarama LandsA Legacy of Dumping Parts of the Minmarama lease were used as Darwin’s municipal dump, expanded after Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Byrne Consultants (2023) confirm that uncontrolled waste and fill were placed across the lands, leaving a legacy of contamination that still requires assessment before development can safely proceed. In 2021, the NT Environment Department…