Committee News

Committee NewsThe Property Council’s Planning and Infrastructure Committee has submitted two submissions this week to the NT Planning Commission and to the Department of Lands and Planning and the Environment.Proposal to amend the NT Planning Scheme PA2015/0161This proposal is to facilitate residential development within greenfield areas identified by an area plan, the Minister for Lands and Planning seeks to amend certain provisions of the NT Planning Scheme to enable lots between 4m2 and 800m2 for single dwellings.In general, the Property Council supports the proposed amendment but considers that there are a number of matters that require further consideration. Our submission can be found on our website. Holtze Area PlanThe development of land at Holtze is supported by the Property Council following on from the development of the new hospital; however, both residential and non-residential development should be sensitive to the proximity of the adjoining rural living areas and future hospital uses.The Property Council believes that further work is needed to integrate future development at Holtze into the City of Palmerston and, in the first instance, there needs to be close communication between the Territory Government and the City of Palmerston to progress master planning of the interface.The Property Council of Australia’s Northern Territory Division has long advocated the need for a comprehensive, integrated plan for the Greater Darwin Area and for the implementation of the Darwin Regional Land Use Plan. It would be encouraging to see the Darwin Regional Land Use Plan come into play as the ‘bigger picture’ for overall planning of the area prior to the Holtze Area Plan being finalised. Our submission can be read here.