Part 2of the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 lists a number of what are described as “planning principles”. They are broad expressions of the Northern Territory Government’s commitment to outcomes of land use planning and development control.

Part 2 of the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 lists a number of what are described as “planning principles”. They are broad expressions of the Northern Territory Government’s commitment to outcomes of land use planning and development control.

 

The Jabiru Town Plan 2019 requires the consent authority to make determinations of development applications in a manner that, if not actively advancing those principles, is consistent with them. The consent authority cannot make a determination that is demonstrably inconsistent with or would frustrate achievement of those principles.

 

Zoned Land

 

Zoning maps indicate the type of land use that is preferred in a particular location. The preference is indicated through the zone purpose statement and the zoning table which indicates whether the land use or development is permitted, discretionary or prohibited.

 

References to a ‘zoning map’ in the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 refer to the Jabiru Zoning Map published as at the date this Town Plan comes into force under the Planning Act 1999 (NT). References to ‘zones’ in the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 are to zones specified in that map. A copy of the Jabiru Zoning Map is available free of charge on the internet or at the offices of the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs (printing charges may apply). Zoning and other site specific information can also be determined by obtaining (upon application) a Planning Certificate, similarly available from the Department and for which a fee is charged.

 

Having determined the applicable zoning, the simplest way of finding out what, if any, provisions apply to the use or development of land is by reference to the zoning table. On the page facing the table is a description of the purpose of the zone. The table lists a range of uses that are defined by the Jabiru Town Plan 2019 and appear at clause 3.0 Definitions.

 

For each defined use the zoning table indicates whether the use is:

• permitted without the consent of the consent authority;
• permissible only with the consent of the consent authority; or
• prohibited in a particular zone.

 

Where a particular control applies to a use or development, that control is listed by clause number in the table and the clause(s) should be read to obtain full information regarding the manner in which the use or development may be undertaken.

 

Notes may appear in the margin adjacent to the zone purpose and/or a particular clause. These are to assist in cross-referencing related matters within the Jabiru Town Plan 2019. It is useful to review each of the clauses to which the notes refer to ensure a full understanding of the provisions applying to a use or development.