Contact a planner

You can contact a Northern Territory Government planner to get free planning advice.

Planners can help you with all of the following:

• questions about planning
• understand planning rules, plans and policies
• how to submit a planning application
• how to report a breach of the planning rules.

Government planners sit within Development Assessment Services (DAS) or Lands Planning.

Who to contact

You should contact a planner at DAS for any of the following:

• development permits
• variation of a development permit
• exceptional development permits
• certificates of compliance
• subdivisions
• enforcement of the Planning Act
• abandonment of use.

You should contact a planner at Lands Planning for any of the following:

• planning scheme amendments
• rezoning
• interim development control orders.

How to contact

You can contact a planner by:

• emailing or calling - read below
• visiting your nearest planning office or
• booking a meeting.

To meet with a planner, use the booking form on the Development Applications Online website.

Find out how to report a breach of planning rules.