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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 9.4MB)

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 35KB
User Guide to the Northern Territory Planning Scheme 250KB
Part 1 280KB
1.0 Preliminary  
2.0 Administration  
3.0 Definitions  
Part 2 950KB
4.0 Planning Principles and Framework  
Part 3 240KB
Index of Zones  
5.0 Zone Purpose and Tables  
Part 4 505KB
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 160KB
11.0 Subdivision  
Part 6 50KB
12.0 Aboriginal Communities and Towns  
Part 7 197KB
13.0 Transport and Infrastructure  
Part 8 6.5MB
14.0 Area Plans  
Schedules  
Schedule to Clause 2.4 - Specific Uses 1.2MB
Schedule 2 - Schedule to Clause 2.7 - Reference to Policy 20KB
Schedule 3 - Schedule to Clause 2.8 - Reference to Guidelines 30KB
Schedule 4 -Schedule to Clause 12.1 - Aboriginal Community Living Areas 150KB
Schedule 5 - Schedule to Clause 12.2 - Towns on Aboriginal Land 20KB
   
References and Further Reading 35KB
   
Zoning Table 870KB

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Zoning Maps

The PDF maps provided below are current as at the dates indicated.

Up to the minute zoning information across the Northern Territory is now available online through the NT Atlas, a service provided by NTLIS.

Please note: The zoning maps are large files and may take up to a few minutes to load completely. If you experience difficulties viewing the PDF maps direct from this site please follow the instructions provided here.

Area / Region File Size Date
Alice Springs 1 - Town & Rural Areas 2.3MB February 2009
Alice Springs 2 - Town 650KB February 2009
Batchelor 75KB February 2009
Borroloola 85KB February 2009
Darwin 1.5MB February 2009
Darwin Region 3.9MB February 2009
Darwin and Surrounds 4.8MB February 2009
Darwin Rural Area - Cox Peninsula 2.1MB February 2009
East Arm 340KB August 2008
Katherine 1 - Town & Rural Areas 310KB February 2009
Katherine 2 - Town 255KB February 2009
Litchfield 3.7MB February 2009
Namarada - Dundee Beach Locality 210 KB February 2009
Palmerston 960KB February 2009
Tennant Creek 120KB February 2009

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Referenced Documents

Reference is made in the Scheme to various policy and guideline documents. Links are provided below to the individual documents.

Policy File Size
Litchfield Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives 2002 21.5MB
Coomalie Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives 2000 4.2MB
Finniss Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives 2002 21.3MB
Capital City Charter 4.8MB

Reference File Size
Environmental Guidelines for Reclamation in Coastal Areas 271KB
AS2021 - 2000 Australian Standard Acoustics - Aircraft Noise Intrusion - Building Siting and Construction Table 2.1 Building Site Acceptability 420KB
Rapid Creek Flood Study 20MB
Priority Environmental Management Areas – Litchfield Shire 2.2MB
Land Clearing Guidelines 2006 403KB
Community Safety Design Guide 2.5MB

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.

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