Preparing a Subregional Land Use Plan for Holtze to Elizabeth River

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The Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Plan includes the areas of Greater 11 Mile, Greater Holtze, Virginia South-West, Archer and Mitchell West.

The subregional plan is for the long-term which will shape the growth of the area for future development. It will support a strategy of maintaining a supply of serviced land for development and include consideration of transport and service infrastructure as land capability and environmental values.

Average population growth in this subregion is expected to continue at approximately 2.5% p.a. The Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan will build on the overarching direction provided by the Darwin Regional Land Use Plan (2015) and prepare for change brought about by this population growth.

The draft subregional land use plan seeks to:

  • Identifies the need to ensure that there is infrastructure to support the projected increase in population including areas earmarked for residential and rural living opportunities.
  • Identifies the need to transition land uses and lot sizes between existing and new development, protect the rural amenity of residents.
  • Opportunities to protect the environmental and recreational values of the region, including the pine forest at Howard Springs North.
  • Identifies the strategic corridors for main roads, rail and utilities.

Further information is available within the draft subregional land use plan and supporting documentation.

The Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Plan includes the areas of Greater 11 Mile, Greater Holtze, Virginia South-West, Archer and Mitchell West.

The subregional plan is for the long-term which will shape the growth of the area for future development. It will support a strategy of maintaining a supply of serviced land for development and include consideration of transport and service infrastructure as land capability and environmental values.

Average population growth in this subregion is expected to continue at approximately 2.5% p.a. The Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan will build on the overarching direction provided by the Darwin Regional Land Use Plan (2015) and prepare for change brought about by this population growth.

The draft subregional land use plan seeks to:

  • Identifies the need to ensure that there is infrastructure to support the projected increase in population including areas earmarked for residential and rural living opportunities.
  • Identifies the need to transition land uses and lot sizes between existing and new development, protect the rural amenity of residents.
  • Opportunities to protect the environmental and recreational values of the region, including the pine forest at Howard Springs North.
  • Identifies the strategic corridors for main roads, rail and utilities.

Further information is available within the draft subregional land use plan and supporting documentation.

Consultation has concluded

  • Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan - now in NT Planning Scheme 2020

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    Following three stages of consultation, the Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics has amended the NT Planning Scheme 2020 to include the Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan (HESLUP). Planning Scheme Amendment No.42 also makes consequential amendments to the Darwin Regional Land Use Plan 2015 and the Litchfield Subregional Land Use Plan 2016. View the amendment notice at nt.gov.au

    The Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan, as included in the NT Planning Scheme 2020, can now be viewed at nt.gov.au

  • Planning Scheme Amendment - Have Your say

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    The NT Planning Commission is pleased to advised that the Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics has placed the Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan on statutory exhibition to amend the NT Planning Scheme 2020.

    The proposed amendments to the Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan will be on exhibition for four weeks, with an opportunity to provide a submission until Friday 15 April 2022.

    View the proposed Planning Scheme Amendment and make a submission through Development Applications Online

  • Stage Two community consultation closed

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.
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    The NT Planning Commission prepared the first draft Subregional Land Use Plan for Holtze to Elizabeth River and sought community feedback as part of Stage Two community consultation. Stage 2 consultation closed on Friday 26 November 2021 - Stage Two Consultation Report.

  • Stage One Consultation Snapshot

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    The NT Planning Commission recently completed Stage One of engagement with the community, key stakeholders, industry and community groups. At the time of consultation, the project was known as the Palmerston Environs Subregional Land Use Plan project.

    This stage of engagement was seeking feedback to help the Planning Commission to prepare a subregional land use plan.

    Responding to feedback received, the Planning Commission has renamed the project to now be referred as the Holtze to Elizabeth River Subregional Land Use Plan.

    Read more about what we heard through Stage One and next steps in the Consultation Snapshot