Building
Changes to planning rules
Some planning rules have changed due to coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more about changes to the planning rules.
Information about building and development in the Northern Territory.
- Access to building files
How to access documents in a building file and the associated fees.
- Building control areas
Find out about declared building control areas in the Northern Territory.
- Indigenous community engineering guidelines (ICEG)
Guidelines for provision of essential services to remote communities.
- Building and renovating a home
Permits and requirements for residential building work in the Northern Territory. - Building and renovating: permits and processes
Information about building certification and permits in the Northern Territory. - Building a garden shed, carport, fence or shade structure that doesn't need approval
Non-habitable buildings not requiring building approvals in the Northern Territory. - Energy efficiency of residential buildings
Information about energy efficient homes and the star energy ratings that are needed for houses and apartments in the Northern Territory. - Check if your builder is registered
Search the Public Register of Building Practitioners. - Converting a shed into a house
Building and legal approvals for converting a shed into a house in the Northern Territory. - Get an owner builder certificate
How to get an owner builder certificate if you want to build or extend a home on your own land. - NT self-certification scheme for minor building works
When you can engage a self-certifying business for minor building works for your home in the Northern Territory. - Plumbing or drainage work on your property
Information on the approvals you need to carry out plumbing or drainage work in wet areas in your property within the building control area of the Northern Territory. - Residential building insurance
Information about residential building insurance in the Northern Territory. - Termite protection
Recommendations and requirements for termite protection systems in residential buildings.
- Building notes
Get Building Notes, documents produced by the Director of Building Control to explain legislation, regulations and policy related to building.
- Audit of a building practitioner
How an audit is conducted by the Director of Building Control on a building practitioner.
- Contact the Building Advisory Services unit
Get contact details for your nearest Northern Territory Building Advisory Services office.
- Building certification industry: forms and resources
Find out about and get forms and other resources related to building industry certification. - About occupancy certification
Find out how to gain approval to occupy renovated and new buildings in the Northern Territory (NT).
- Non-conforming building products
Making sure you use building products that conform and comply to the National Construction Code. - Asbestos and building
Information for working or living in a home with asbestos in the Northern Territory. - Health requirements for mining and construction camps
Environmental health requirements for mining and construction projects in the NT, including food safety, on-site wastewater management and public health. - Wastewater management
Find out how to install a septic tank, holding tank or wastewater treatment system, and about using greywater, in the Northern Territory.
- Heritage properties: building works and development
Heritage listed properties and information to help before you do any building works, redevelopments or repairs.
- Building complaints and disputes
Get information about how to resolve building disputes or submit a complaint about a builder or contractor. - Construction contracts and resolving disputes
Information about construction contracts and the special disputes scheme.