46Development applications

46 Development applications (1) The owner of land, or a person authorised in writing by the owner, may apply to the consent authority for consent to carry out a development on the land. (2A) An application under subsection (1) may be made by electronic transmission in the prescribed manner but must not be considered by the consent authority until the prescribed fee is paid. (3) A development application is to contain the following: (aa) the name and contact details of: (i) the applicant and any person on whose behalf the application is made; and (ii) the owner of the land to which the application relates; and (iii) any person who entered into an agreement with a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to acquire an estate or interest in the land to which the application relates; and (iv) any person with an interest prescribed by regulation; (a) an assessment demonstrating how the proposed development will comply with any planning scheme that applies to the land;

Planning Act 1999 60 (b) an assessment demonstrating how the proposed development will comply with an interim development control order, if any, applying to the land; (c) a statement specifying: (i) whether the proposed development is required to be referred to the NT EPA under Part 4, Division 3 of the Environment Protection Act 2019; and (ii) whether the proposed development has been referred to the NT EPA under Part 4, Division 3 of the Environment Protection Act 2019; (d) an assessment demonstrating the merits of the proposed development; (e) a description of the physical characteristics of the land and a detailed assessment demonstrating the land's suitability for the purposes of the proposed development and the effect of development on that land and other land; (f) a statement specifying the public facilities or public open space available in the area in which the land is situated, whether land for public facilities or public open space is to be provided by the developer and whether it is proposed that facilities or open space be developed by the developer; (g) a statement specifying the public utilities or infrastructure provided in the area in which the land is situated, the requirement for public facilities and services to be connected to the land and whether public utilities or infrastructure are to be provided by the developer or land is to be provided by the developer for the provision of public utilities or infrastructure; (h) an assessment of the potential impact on the existing and future amenity of the area in which the land is situated; (j) an assessment of the benefit or detriment to the public interest of the development; (ja) in the case of a proposed subdivision or consolidation of land in a Restricted Water Extraction Area – the information required by section 14C(1) of the Water Act 1992; (k) in the case of a proposed subdivision of land on which a building is situated – a report from a building certifier within the meaning of the Building Act 1993 as to whether the building will cease to comply with the Building Act 1993 if the proposed development were to proceed;