176Notice of development applications—adjoining land

176 Notice of development applications—adjoining land (1) This section applies in relation to a development application if leased land (the adjoining land) adjoins the land to which the application relates. (2) The territory planning authority must do the following: (a) if the adjoining land is occupied—give written notice of the making of the development application to the registered proprietor of the lease at the adjoining land; (b) if the adjoining land is unoccupied—give written notice of the making of the development application to the lessee of the adjoining land at the lessee’s last-known address.

(3) The territory planning authority may give written notice of the making of the development application to a lessee of land that is not adjoining land if the authority considers that the land may be affected by the proposed development in a way similar to adjoining land. (4) The territory planning authority may make a guideline for subsection (3) about how land may be affected by a proposed development to which a development application relates. (5) A guideline is a notifiable instrument.