Suburbs & Development

North Canberra Location Map

North Canberra, also known as the Inner North, is made up of the central city area (Civic), the Australian National University, the University of NSW at ADFA, Duntroon, the Australian Catholic University, and 14 suburbs. In the 2011 Census it housed over 48,000 people (13.5% of the Australian Capital Territory’s total population) in over 21,000 dwellings. The area is rapidly transforming, and is subject to major investment in a new light rail service between Civic and Gungahlin.

North Canberra forms part of the Territory’s Kurrajong electorate, which covers much of the original site surveyed by Charles Scrivener and shown on Walter Burley Griffin’s and Marion Mahony Griffin’s plans for the national capital dating back to 1912.

It is one of the oldest parts of the city, incorporating large original land grants to Robert Campbell and Joshua John Moore in the 1830s next to the Molonglo River, and many smaller farms and properties pre-federation. This was all Ngunnawal land, and many traditional owners and their elders (past and present) live in the region and have enduring links to this land today.

Please select the Suburb of interest to you from the buttons below to find relevant development applications and other items:

Latest 15 DAs for North Canberra Area

North Canberra Community Council use Planning Alerts to provide details of development applications that are notified publicly by the Environment Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD). You can have Planning Alerts send you an email on development applications in your area as they are notified.

The latest public Environment Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate notifications can also be accessed from their site. The following is an extract of the public applications selected by NCCC that principally relate to the North Canberra area based on a broad search (it may contain some overlapping streets from adjacent suburbs)
Note: This list may not be completely representative of all local DAs – please refer to the EPSDD site for complete data.

If you think an application may affect you in any way you may submit written comments (representations) to the Applications Secretariat by email, mail or delivery to EPSDD customer service centre at 16 Challis St Dickson Your comments must be received by EPSDD during the specified public notification period. Comments received outside that period will not be considered.

Address: 37 Molesworth Street, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 201732319

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - construction of 2 new two storey dwellings, attached garages, driveway crossings, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2017-09-06

Address: 4 Mort Street, City, ACT

Development Application: 201732086

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION to permit health facility with a maximum gross floor area of 400m2.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-28

Address: 94 Blacket Street, Downer, ACT

Development Application: 201731957

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION to permit a maximum of 5 dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-30

Address: 68 Henty Street, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 201731975

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT & LEASE VARIATION - Demolition of existing dwellings; Construction of 19 new two storey dwellings with attached garage, landscaping and associated works; Consolidate 3 blocks and vary lease to permit a maximum of 19 dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-23

Address: 41 Jacka Crescent, Campbell, ACT

Development Application: 201731949

Desecription: RENOTIFICATION-DESCRIPTION EDITED-PROPOSAL FOR DWELLING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS & LEASE VARIATION - partial demolition of the existing dwelling, alterations and additions including additional carports and associated works. Vary Crown lease to permit a maximum of 2 dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-18

Address: 4 Higgins Crescent, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 201732213

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DWELLING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS - Partial demolition of the existing dwelling with alterations and additions and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-07

Address: 22 Blair Street, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 201731993

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - construction of 2 new two storey dwellings, garages, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2017-08-09

Address: 131 Phillip Avenue, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 201731994

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW SIGNS - Proposal for 25 new various signs on front facade.
Comment closure date: 2017-07-26

Address: Antill Street, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 201731995

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW SIGNS - Proposal for 27 new various signs on front facade.
Comment closure date: 2017-07-26

Address: 60 Northbourne Avenue, City, ACT

Development Application: 201731551

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR COMMERCIAL ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND LEASE VARIATION - Demolition of existing bike racks on the upper basement level to facilitate the end of trip facility, construction and operation of the end of trip facility. Vary Crown lease to permit ancillary use, reduce minimum parking from 196 to 179 vehicle spaces, increase the maximum gross floor area to 20,000 square metres.
Comment closure date: 2017-07-31

Address: 33 Northbourne Avenue, City, ACT

Development Application: 201731802

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT + Proposed alterations and additions to the existing commercial building, including new front entrance doors, new doors and glazing to rear lane and reinstatement of existing balcony
Comment closure date: 2017-07-31

Address: 27 Hedley Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 201731894

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - proposed construction of a single storey dual occupancy with attached garages
Comment closure date: 2017-07-31

Address: 19 Challis Street, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 201731906

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DEMOLITION - Demolition of the existing buildings, structures, underground storage tank and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2017-07-26

Address: 14 Holder Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201731912

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT - Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 6 new two storey units over basements with rear communal open space and associated works. Lease variation to permit 6 dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2017-07-26

Address: 15 Ramage Street Marsden Park NSW 2765

Development Application: DA-17-01235

Desecription: Dwelling - 2 Storeys
Comment closure date:

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