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:

Acton

Ainslie

Braddon

Campbell

City

Dickson

Downer

Hackett

Lyneham

O'Connor

Pialligo

Reid

Russell

Turner

Watson

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: 7 Mcgowan Place, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 201834540

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND LEASE VARIATION - demolition of the existing 3 dwellings and the construction of 13 new two storey dwellings, basement garages, and associated works. Lease variation to permit 13 dwellings and consolidation of 3 blocks.
Comment closure date: 2018-11-12

Address: 29 Garema Place, City, ACT

Development Application: 201834562

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT - internal alterations and additions to the existing commercial building and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-11-05

Address: 17 Barry Drive, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201834485

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION to permit business agency with a maximum GFA of 151 square metres.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-31

Address: 146 Miller Street, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 201834582

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY RESIDENCE - demolition of existing shed, a new single storey secondary residence in addition to the existing dwelling, car parking, landscaping, and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-31

Address: 6 Bush Street, Downer, ACT

Development Application: 201834508

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING - Construction of a secondary dwelling with attached garage; Addition of a metal carport to the existing dwelling and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-24

Address: 9 Forbes Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201834426

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND LEASE VARIATION - demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a 3 storey dwelling comprising 7 units, basement car parking and associated works. LEASE VARIATION to specify seven (7) dwellings.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-22

Address: 260 City Walk, City, ACT

Development Application: 201834435

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION - To subdivide the block into two blocks and signage.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-18

Address: 125 Lowanna Street, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 201834484

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT - demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of 5 new townhouses up to three storeys, basement car parking and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-16

Address: 40 Mills Street, Hackett, ACT

Development Application: 201834105

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of 2 new two storey dwellings, attached garages, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-16

Address: 171 Antill Street, Downer, ACT

Development Application: 201834477

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DEMOLITION - demolition of a loose-fill asbestos affected dwelling (unit 1) and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-15

Address: 12 Macleay Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201834358

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT - demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 5 new three storey dwellings, basement car parking and associated works that forms part of an integrated development see DA201834326.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-04

Address: 39 Limestone Avenue, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 201732404

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO HOTEL AND LEASE VARIATION - alterations and additions including, new enclosed area to existing building, new swimming pool, internal alterations and associated works. LEASE VARIATION - lease variation to increase gross floor area to a maximum 7,155m2 and increase the number of rooms to 129 rooms.
Comment closure date: 2018-10-02

Address: 10 Macleay Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201834326

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT NTERGRATED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of 8 new two storey dwellings, detached garages, basement car parking and associated works that forms part of an intergrated development see DA201834358
Comment closure date: 2018-09-26

Address: 71 Constitution Avenue, Campbell, ACT

Development Application: 201833519

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION to add residential, restaurant, bar, caf, personal service establishment, and retail limited to the ground floor; and delete the maximum gross floor area requirement.
Comment closure date: 2018-09-21

Address: 16 Towns Crescent, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201834391

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DEMOLITION - demolition of the existing loose-fill Asbebstos affected dwelling and associated structures and associted works
Comment closure date: 2018-09-21

(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.)