HACKETT - North Canberra Community Council

Hackett is an Inner North suburb of Canberra. It was named after Sir John Winthrop Hackett (1848-1916), who was a newspaper editor and worker for the Federation of Australia. Streets in Hackett are named after scientists.

Hackett is next to Watson, Dickson and Ainslie. It is bounded by Antill street and Philip avenue, and the Canberra Nature Park of Mt Ainslie/Mt Majura, with Mount Majura located behind Hackett to the east. Hackett has a neighbourhood oval, and shopping centre.

The population count of Hackett on census night 2021 was 3,227 people.

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Most Recent 5 Hackett Development Applications

The latest public Environment and Planning Directorate – Planning notifications can also be accessed from their site. The following is an extract of the public applications selected by NCCC that principally relate to Hackett or have an impact on North Canberra or its residents; the extract may not be complete and does not contain development applications that are not publicly notified.

Address: 26 Mills Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 202442832

Desecription: PLANNING ACT 2023 - PROPOSAL FOR MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND LEASE VARIATION - Demolition of the existing dwellings and construction of 7 new two storey townhouses, garages, landscaping, new driveway/verge crossing, tree removal and associated works. Lease Variation to consolidate blocks 16 and 17 and to permit 7 dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2024-05-20

Address: 89 Rivett Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 202342310

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DWELLING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS - proposal for developing an existing dwelling into a multi-generational house by construction of a single-storey extension, refurbishment of existing garage to a multipurpose multigenerational living space, new carport, solar envelope encroachment for the roof of the proposed extensions, landscaping, driveway works and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2023-11-20

Address: 19 Gilbert Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 202342135

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING - demolition of an existing garage, and the construction of a new garage, the conversion of an existing garage into a secondary residence, a new carport, a second driveway crossing, and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2023-10-16

Address: 42 Maitland Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 202342015

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DWELLING - Construction of a new two storey dwelling and a single storey secondary residence, driveway works, garages, landscaping and associated works
Comment closure date: 2023-09-27

Address: 23 Brennan Street, 62 Mackenzie Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 202341832

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A DUAL OCCUPANCY - seeking retroactive approval for an expired development application for a dual occupancy, basement parking, swimming pools, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2023-08-04

(Note: Earlier Development Applications can be seen by accessing the ACTPLA website or by going to PlanningAlerts. Note ACTPLA do remove access to the development application documentation some time after the DA closes, but PlanningAlerts do retain some basic historical information.)