Here are are the recent posts.
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Lot 359 Progress Drive,Nightcliff – Rooming Accommodation & Commercial Tenancies
Read more: Lot 359 Progress Drive,Nightcliff – Rooming Accommodation & Commercial TenanciesPLan notes: We attended the Development Consent Authority (DCA) hearing friday 18/09/2026 and it turns out that the submission have missed that the buidling was four stories, not three stories as permitted by the local strategic plan. So rather that waste the local neighbours time they got to say thier words. I again pointed out…
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Lots 5727 and 3494, Town of Darwin Mitchell Street – Doctors Gully Road, Larrakeyah
Read more: Lots 5727 and 3494, Town of Darwin Mitchell Street – Doctors Gully Road, LarrakeyahPlanning Scheme Amendment to rezone Lots 3494 and 5727 Town of Darwin (121 Mitchell St and 12 Doctors Gully Rd, Larrakeyah) from Zone LMR (Low-Medium Density Residential) to Zone HR (High DensityResidential). PLan comments: The original upload to the planning website had the wrong documents, so there is an extended submission timeline. PLan has long…
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Senate Inquiry into the Management of Defence estate assets
Read more: Senate Inquiry into the Management of Defence estate assetsThe inquiry has been extended to 27 February 2027. The committee secretariat confirmed to me on 14 September that, although the formal deadline has passed, the committee has agreed to continue accepting submissions about Lee Point/Binybara. I am writing on behalf of PLan about the Senate Inquiry into the Management of Defence estate assets. The…
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STOP Barneson Boulevard
Read more: STOP Barneson BoulevardThe web site is down and we will migrate the articles to the PLan web site.
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7 Waratah Crescent, Fannie Bay
Read more: 7 Waratah Crescent, Fannie BayLetter to the editor as published: https://ntindependent.com.au/letter-to-the-editor-give-pearl-land-to-expand-aged-care-services/ To the Editor, Lands and Planning Minister Josh Burgoyne has now responded to community calls for a public-interest assessment before the Land Development Corporation sells the remaining public land at 7 Waratah Crescent, Fannie Bay, beside Southern Cross Care’s Pearl aged-care and retirement community. The minister states that…
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Another Bottom of the Harbour Scheme.
Read more: Another Bottom of the Harbour Scheme.Community Group Challenges Decision to Count Ocean Water as Public Open Space DARWIN, NT — The Planning Action Network (PLan) has called out a planning interpretation that allows ocean water below the high tide mark to satisfy statutory public open space requirements for a commercial hotel development on Stokes Hill Road. At a Development Consent…
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Historical Aerial: Lee Point Corridor & Lot 12743 (c. 2010)
Read more: Historical Aerial: Lee Point Corridor & Lot 12743 (c. 2010)Key Visual Markers Confirming the Era The photo captures the boundary of Darwin’s northern growth corridor right at the moment the transition from Lyons/Muirhead into the broader Lee Point peninsula planning framework was being publicly advertised.
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Casuarina Coastal Reserve Regulatory Map
Read more: Casuarina Coastal Reserve Regulatory MapCoverage: Coastal strip spanning Nightcliff Beach, Rapid Creek, Dripstone Point, Sandy Creek, Lee Point Rocks, and Buffalo Creek. Dog Regulations: Restricts dogs off-lead at Nightcliff/Rapid Creek, requires leads at Dripstone and Lee Point picnic areas, and bans dogs completely at Dripstone Picnic Area and Buffalo Creek. Horse & Recreational Access: Permits horses exclusively on the…
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Community Asset or Private Profit? The Sell-Off of Fannie Bay’s 7 Waratah Crescent Land
Read more: Community Asset or Private Profit? The Sell-Off of Fannie Bay’s 7 Waratah Crescent LandSign the petition here: Fannie Bay Land Up for Sale The Land Development Corporation (LDC) has officially opened an Expression of Interest (EOI) process for a prime residential development site at 7 Waratah Crescent, Fannie Bay. Located just 5.8 km from the Darwin CBD and overlooking Waratah Oval, the 9,150-square-metre site is being marketed as…
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450m² Lot Sizes and Battle-Axe Lots: What the Proposed Zone LR Changes Mean for Territory Suburbs
Read more: 450m² Lot Sizes and Battle-Axe Lots: What the Proposed Zone LR Changes Mean for Territory SuburbsPlanning Scheme Amendment PA2026/0205 is the formal exhibition process by the Northern Territory Government to introduce policy changes enabling infill development and subdivision within Zone LR (Low Density Residential) across the Territory. In the end we sent to the following email addresses (noting confusuion from community): planning.ntg@nt.gov.au; Das NTG das.ntg@nt.gov.au; ntpc@nt.gov.au Here is our final…