Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan

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The Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan was approved by the Minister for Lands, Planning and the Environment on 31 January 2025.

The Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan (HDAP) is a plan for the long term, facilitating development of new urban residential and rural residential land, additional commercial and tourist commercial opportunities within the existing activity centre, expansion of community facilities and public open space. The HDAP also integrates land use transport planning by identifying and confirming locations for new road networks and service infrastructure to support the Arnhem Highway duplication project.

The HDAP supports the land use concept plans and policies for Litchfield’s activity centres contained within the Litchfield Subregional Land Use Plan (2016), by providing a detailed planning framework for the Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre.

The Planning Commission conducted extensive consultation during four separate phases, including incorporating the outcomes of the Arnhem Highway Duplication Planning Study including, a North-South connection either side of Arnhem Highway.

Key matters raised during consultation included:

  • protection of waterways, lagoons and seasonal wetlands;
  • identification of ecologically significant fauna and flora populations and habitat;
  • rural character and amenity;
  • concerns about additional traffic and associated light and noise population;
  • infrastructure and the capability of infrastructure to service a growing population; and
  • community facilities, including pedestrian and shared path networks.

The planning scheme amendment was on exhibition from Friday 5 July 2024 to Friday 2 August 2024.

To view the planning scheme amendment and reasons for the Minister's decision, visit Amendments to the NT Planning Scheme 2020 | NT.GOV.AU

The Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan was approved by the Minister for Lands, Planning and the Environment on 31 January 2025.

The Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan (HDAP) is a plan for the long term, facilitating development of new urban residential and rural residential land, additional commercial and tourist commercial opportunities within the existing activity centre, expansion of community facilities and public open space. The HDAP also integrates land use transport planning by identifying and confirming locations for new road networks and service infrastructure to support the Arnhem Highway duplication project.

The HDAP supports the land use concept plans and policies for Litchfield’s activity centres contained within the Litchfield Subregional Land Use Plan (2016), by providing a detailed planning framework for the Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre.

The Planning Commission conducted extensive consultation during four separate phases, including incorporating the outcomes of the Arnhem Highway Duplication Planning Study including, a North-South connection either side of Arnhem Highway.

Key matters raised during consultation included:

  • protection of waterways, lagoons and seasonal wetlands;
  • identification of ecologically significant fauna and flora populations and habitat;
  • rural character and amenity;
  • concerns about additional traffic and associated light and noise population;
  • infrastructure and the capability of infrastructure to service a growing population; and
  • community facilities, including pedestrian and shared path networks.

The planning scheme amendment was on exhibition from Friday 5 July 2024 to Friday 2 August 2024.

To view the planning scheme amendment and reasons for the Minister's decision, visit Amendments to the NT Planning Scheme 2020 | NT.GOV.AU

  • Public Exhibition - Proposed Planning Scheme Amendment

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    The Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is considering amending the NT Planning Scheme 2020 to include the Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan.

    The proposed Planning Scheme Amendment will be on exhibition from Friday 5 July 2024 to Friday 2 August 2024.

    This presents an additional opportunity to review and make a submission about the Area Plan, which will ultimately be considered by the Minister.

    To view the planning scheme amendment or make a submission visit Development Applications Online (external link)

  • Stage 2B consultation has now closed

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    If you would like to provide feedback to the NT Planning Commission on the draft Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan, please telephone 08 89247540 or email your comments to ntpc@nt.gov.au.

  • Stage 2B consultation

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    The NT Planning Commission wants your feedback on the draft Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan.

    We began consultation on a land use plan for Humpty Doo in 2018 completing two rounds of community consultation. One of the things we heard strongly from the community was feedback around the arterial and local road networks.

    The recent completion of a concept design for the future duplication of the Arnhem Highway by the NT Government now allows work on the Area Plan to resume.

    The Planning Commission now has revised and updated the draft Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan, taking into account what we now know from the Arnhem Highway Duplication Planning Study as well as what we heard from earlier consultation.

    Your thoughts, comments, questions and feedback on the draft Plan will help the Planning Commission to refine and finalise the Humpty Doo Rural Activity Centre Area Plan.

    Get involved by reading the Draft Area Plan, having a chat to the team at one of our information stalls, emailing ntpc@nt.gov.au or writing to us.

    Consultation is open until Friday 30 June 2023.

Page last updated: 17 Mar 2025, 10:46 AM