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 NT Planning Scheme 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 5.64 MB)
This is a large document. For quicker downloading, the document has been split into parts below.
Alternatively, users may purchase a hard copy from the offices of the Department of Lands and Planning.
| Part | File Size |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents | 191KB |
| User Guide to the Northern Territory Planning Scheme | 265KB |
| Part 1 | 184KB |
| 1.0 Preliminary | |
| 2.0 Administration | |
| 3.0 Definitions | |
| Part 2 | 1.88MB |
| 4.0 Planning Principles and Framework | |
| Part 3 | 697KB |
| Index of Zones | |
| 5.0 Zone Purpose and Tables | |
| Part 4 | 973KB |
| 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 | 46KB |
| 11.0 Subdivision | |
| Part 6 | 17KB |
| 12.0 Aboriginal Communities and Towns | |
| Part 7 | 462KB |
| 13.0 Transport and Infrastructure | |
| Part 8 | 9.6MB |
| 14.0 Area Plans | |
| Schedules | |
| Schedule 1 - Schedule to Clause 2.4 - Specific Uses | 1MB |
| Schedule 2 - Schedule to Clause 2.7 - Reference to Policy | 9KB |
| Schedule 3 - Schedule to Clause 2.8 - Reference to Guidelines | 9KB |
| Schedule 4 -Schedule to Clause 12.1 - Aboriginal Community Living Areas | 16KB |
| Schedule 5 - Schedule to Clause 12.2 - Towns on Aboriginal Land | 8KB |
| Schedule 6 - Schedule to Clause 1.3 sub-clause 2(l) - Exceptions | 9KB |
| References and Further Reading | 10KB |
| Zoning Table | 56KB |
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 Lands and Planning offers a free email notification service to assist clients in keeping up to date with amendments to the Northern Territory Planning Scheme.