NT Planning Scheme
The Planning Act provides for a single integrated NT Planning Scheme, and as a specific planning scheme, the Jabiru Town Plan.The Minister is responsible for management of the Planning Schemes.
The consolidated NT Planning Scheme, which commenced on 1 February 2007, contains provisions that include:
- statements of policy with respect to the use or development of land;
- provisions that permit, prohibit or impose conditions on a use or development of land;
- provisions that provide instructions, guidelines or assessment criteria to assist the consent authority in assessing development applications;
- other provisions in connection with planning for, or control of, the use or development of land; and
- maps, plans, designs and diagrams.
NT Planning Scheme
Full Document (PDF 9.2MB)
This is a large document. For quicker downloading, the document has been split into parts below.
Alternatively, users may purchase a hard copy or obtain a CD from the offices of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
| Part | File Size |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents | 80KB |
| User Guide to the Northern Territory Planning Scheme | 350KB |
| Part 1 | 62KB |
| 1.0 Preliminary | |
| 2.0 Administration | |
| 3.0 Definitions | |
| Part 2 | 1.95MB |
| 4.0 Planning Principles and Framework | |
| Part 3 | 230KB |
| Index of Zones | |
| 5.0 Zone Purpose and Tables | |
| Part 4 | 460KB |
| 6.0 General Performance Criteria | |
| 7.0 Residential Performance Criteria | |
| 8.0 Commercial Use and Development Performance Criteria | |
| 9.0 Industrial Use and Development Performance Criteria | |
| 10.0 Non Urban Use and Development Performance Criteria | |
| Part 5 | 50KB |
| 11.0 Subdivision | |
| Part 6 | 15KB |
| 12.0 Aboriginal Communities and Towns | |
| Part 7 | 480KB |
| 13.0 Transport and Infrastructure | |
| Part 8 | 6.3MB |
| 14.0 Area Plans | |
| Schedules | |
| Schedule to Clause 2.4 - Specific Uses | 1.1MB |
| Schedule 2 - Schedule to Clause 2.7 - Reference to Policy | 10KB |
| Schedule 3 - Schedule to Clause 2.8 - Reference to Guidelines | 10KB |
| Schedule 4 -Schedule to Clause 12.1 - Aboriginal Community Living Areas | 16KB |
| Schedule 5 - Schedule to Clause 12.2 - Towns on Aboriginal Land | 10KB |
| References and Further Reading | 10 KB |
| Zoning Table | 60KB |
Zoning Maps
Up to the minute zoning information across the Northern Territory is now available online through the NT Atlas, a service provided by NTLIS.
The PDF maps provided below are current as at the dates indicated.
| Area / Region | File Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs 1 - Town & Rural Areas | 2.3MB | February 2008 |
| Alice Springs 2 - Town | 1.8MB | February 2008 |
| Batchelor | 950KB | February 2008 |
| Borroloola | 810KB | February 2008 |
| Darwin | 4MB | February 2008 |
| Darwin Region | 6.3MB | March 2008 |
| Darwin and Surrounds | 4.8MB | February 2008 |
| Darwin Rural Area - Cox Peninsula | 3.1MB | February 2008 |
| East Arm | 1.8MB | February 2008 |
| Katherine 1 - Town & Rural Areas | 2.1MB | February 2008 |
| Katherine 2 - Town | 1.3MB | February 2008 |
| Litchfield | 5.8MB | March 2008 |
| Namarada - Dundee Beach Locality | 1.3MB | February 2008 |
| Palmerston | 2.9MB | February 2008 |
| Tennant Creek | 960KB | February 2008 |
Referenced Documents
Reference is made in the Scheme to various policy and guideline documents. Links are provided below to the individual documents.
References and Further Reading
The Scheme also lists a number of documents of historic interest in the section titled References and Further Reading.
Amendments to the NT Planning Scheme
Amendments to the NT Planning Scheme (including additional / replacement pages) may be viewed in the Table of amendments.
Please follow this link for more information on the Planning Scheme Amendment process.
Email Notification of Amendments
The Department of Planning and Infrastructure offers a free email notification service to assist clients in keeping up to date with amendments to the Northern Territory Planning Scheme.