Development One Stop Shop

Booking Online Planning Appointments

Online Planning Appointments has been developed to make booking appointments for the Development One Stop Shop and other planning services offered by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure easier and more convenient.  The system allows appointments to be booked at any time and includes a range of drop down menus to ensure your appointment and its purpose is accurately recorded.

Online planning appointments can be used to make appointments at the Department’s planning offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs and the calendar enables you to select from a range of available times to ensure convenience for clients.

Booking an appointment either online or by telephone will ensure that a Planner with the right knowledge and expertise is available to provide you with the highest quality advice.  Providing the information requested on the booking form such as the nature or your enquiry and the land affected will enable a Planner to research any relevant planning history, review the requirements of the NT Planning Scheme and Planning Act and identify potential issues that might be unique to your proposal.  This will ensure that you get the best possible information and the right advice to assist you in the planning process.

Appointments can be booked for the following specified services:

• Pre-application Meeting with Planners
• Pre-application Planning Forums
• Pre-application Briefings of the Development Consent Authority
• Assistance with preparation of application
• Lodgement of a new application
• Enquire about your Existing Development Permit
• Enquire about a current application (on exhibition)
• Enquire about rezoning proposal

Appointments can also be booked under the ‘Other’ category to discuss more diverse planning enquiries with professional planning staff.

 

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Types of Appointments

Pre-application Meeting with Planners

One hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time.  Appointments are available most business days at the offices of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

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Pre-application Planning Forums

Half hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to nine days prior to your selected day.  Appointments are available every Friday with the exception of public holidays and the Christmas school holiday period in December and early January.  After you book your appointment you will be contacted by Development Assessment Services (DAS) staff to confirm the exact time on your selected Friday – this will generally be between 9.30 am and 11.30 am and is dependent on the number and nature of other appointments scheduled that day.  Appointments for the Pre-application Planning Forum can currently only be booked for the Darwin office.

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Pre-application Briefings of the Development Consent Authority

Half hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to two weeks prior to your selected day.  Appointments can be booked online for each of the Divisions of the Development Consent Authority (DCA) that have scheduled meetings; these include Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield, Katherine and Alice Springs.  Appointments are available on any of the scheduled meeting dates for the relevant Division.  After you submit your appointment you will be contacted by DAS staff to confirm the exact time on your selected day – the time is dependent on the number and nature of the applications that are to be considered as part of the DCA’s normal business on that day.  Appointments to brief the DCA Divisions of Batchelor and Tennant Creek can be arranged by contacting DAS on telephone 8999 6046 as meetings are held as required in these areas.

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Assistance with Preparation of a Development Application

This appointment is designed to specifically assist prospective applicants who have not prepared a development application before.  You will meet with a Planner who can advise you on completing the application form, preparing a Statement of Effect that correctly addresses the requirements of the Planning Act and the NT Planning Scheme and identify the types of plans and drawings that you will need to submit to enable proper assessment of your proposal.  Additionally the Planner will be able to provide you with information on the fees payable and the processes and timeframes involved in the development assessment process.

One hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time.  Appointments are available most business days with the exception of lodgement cut off days and DCA meeting days.  Appointments are available at the offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

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Lodgement of a New Application

This appointment is for applicants who wish to lodge a new development or subdivision application or other type of application required by the Planning Act.

The DCA publishes lodgement cut off days for each of its scheduled meetings throughout the year.  Lodgement of an application by the cut off date secures a place for that application to be considered at the relevant DCA meeting.  In some cases issues may arise during the exhibition and assessment phase that can result in the need for additional information which may delay consideration.  It is therefore recommended that applications be lodged as soon as they are ready rather than waiting for a cut off date.

Half hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to one hour prior to your selected time on an advertised lodgement cut-off day (subject to availability).  It is recommended that applicants make their appointment in advance of the cut off day as demand can be high.  This meeting type is prioritised on the lodgement cut off days to ensure applicants are able to achieve the established lodgement deadline.

You can also lodge a new application through one hour appointments (booked up to two months in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time).  Appointments are available most business days at the offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

If you are a new applicant and would like detailed information from a Planner on the development assessment process at the time of lodging it is recommended you book a one hour appointment that does not fall on a cut off day.

If lodging a new subdivision or development application you should bring all the information required for lodgement including 10 copies of each of the application form, the Statement of Effect and the plans and if you are not the owner a copy of the owner’s authorisation (if the applicant is not the land owner).  For subdivision applications where existing buildings are on the land evidence demonstrating ongoing compliance of those buildings with the Building Act is also required.

If you are lodging an application that is not a new development or subdivision application it is also recommended that you book an appointment that does not fall on a cut off day.  The documentation required for lodgement is detailed on the relevant application form.

The relevant fee is also payable upon lodgement of an application by cash (including direct debit), cheque or credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Bankcard only).  For copies of the application forms and details of the fees that will be payable please visit: www.nt.gov.au/planning/fees/ or telephone 8999 6046.

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Enquire about your Existing Development Permit

If you already have a development/subdivision permit, this appointment will enable you to discuss with a Planner any conditions that are included on the permit and how to meet them, the processes involved in making changes to the approved development or subdivision, extending the period of the permit and achieving compliance with your permit.

One hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time.  Appointments are available most business days with the exception of lodgement cut off days and DCA meeting days.  Appointments are available at the offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

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Enquire About a Current Development Application (on exhibition)

This appointment will enable interested members of the public to talk with a Planner about a specific development application that is currently on public exhibition.  The Planner will be able to provide information on the nature of the application and the development assessment process that the application is subject to.

Advice on how to make a submission in relation to a proposal can also be provided. Please note that submissions must be lodged in writing by the advertised closing day of the exhibition period and discussions at this appointment do not constitute a submission.

One hour appointments can be booked up to two weeks in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time.  Appointments are available most business days at the offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

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Enquire about a Rezoning Proposal

This appointment will enable:

• Prospective applicants to talk with a Planner about changing the existing zoning of their property.  Advice can be provided on options and the assessment process and timeframes associated with rezoning applications.  You should bring any drawings or documents to this appointment that you think might assist the Planner in providing you with accurate information.
• Interested members of the public to talk with a Planner about a specific rezoning proposal that is currently on public exhibition.  The Planner will be able to provide information on the nature of the application and the assessment process for the application as well as advice on how to make a submission. Please note that submissions must be lodged in writing by the advertised closing day of the exhibition period and discussions at this appointment do not constitute a submission.

One hour appointments can be booked up to two months in advance and up to two business days prior to your selected time.  Appointments are available most business days at the offices in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

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