DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Urban Planning Forum: Long Term Planning in the NT Planning Institute of Australia, NT Division Travelodge Mirambeena Resort 29 October 2009

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Outline Short and long term strategies for: Darwin Region Alice Springs Katherine Tennant Creek Territory Growth Towns

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Darwin Region Current land release Weddell announced February 2009 Land Use Framework under review

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Current Land Release LocationTotal Lots Bellamack Johnston Zuccoli Mitchell Berrimah Farm700 Berrimah Prison600 Lyons Muirhead TOTAL LOTS

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Weddell Appropriately zoned Crown land Potential for 10,000 dwellings Planning commenced

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Land Use Framework

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Land Use Framework Integrate land use, transport and infrastructure planning Create a more sustainable future Accommodate growth and diversity Promote economic development Support strong and healthy communities Regional accessibility Retain a green region

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Alice Springs Current land release Planning forum conducted in 2008 Review of Land Use Framework Area Plan for the Arid Zone Research Institute site

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Current Land Release Larapinta Stage 4 Stirling Heights 40 residential blocks Albrecht Drive 39 residential blocks  6 First Home buyer blocks  1 Large medium density block for Seniors Mt Johns Valley First stage 7 hectares Indigenous Land Use Agreement (Stage 1) 33 residential block development approved by the DCA Second stage – up to 600 lots achievable Private Development – Rural Residential Coolibah – approx 250 lot yield on Ragonesi Road. Steger Road – approx 90 lot yield subdivision.

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Alice Springs Planning Forum Action Plan 1.A review of the Structure Plan 1999 and the exhibition of an amendment to the Alice Springs Land Use Framework Plan and Principles the NT Planning Scheme 2.A review of the controls applicable to the CB zone for Alice Springs 3.Alice Springs CBD Revitalisation Project 4.Residential Land Release Strategy 5.South of the Gap Infrastructure Headworks Investigations.

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Alice Springs Land Use Framework

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Arid Zone Research Institute site Links to the Desert Knowledge Precinct and the Alice Springs Airport, utilising recycled water from the nearby Soil Aquifer Treatment (SAT) Project and proximity to waste water treatment. An Area Plans has been prepared for public exhibition and land servicing studies have commenced. The AZRI site could provide approximately 4100 dwellings

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Arid Zone Research Institute site

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Katherine Planning Forum and Action Plan completed Crown land was auctioned for potentially 35 residential lots in Katherine East and applications are progressing

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Katherine

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Tennant Creek Planning Forum on 10 December 2009 Crown land on the east side will be developed for residential lots Infrastructure investigations completed Subdivision application in progress

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Growth Towns Maningrida Milingimbi Nguiu Ngukurr Numbulwar Papunya Ramingining Umbakumba Wadeye Yirrkala Yuendumu Ali Curung Angurugu Borroloola Daguragu Elliot Galiwinku Gapuwiyak Gunbalanya Hermannsburg Kalkarindji Lajamanu

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Growth Towns Remote service delivery Employment and economic development Remote transport strategy Town Plans

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Growth Towns