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: 171 Antill Street, Downer, ACT

Development Application: 201936694

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - Construction of new dwelling in addition to existing dwelling as part of existing unit titled dual occupancy, attached veranda and pergola and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2020-02-10

Address: 72 Waller Crescent, Campbell, ACT

Development Application: 201936597

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A NEW DWELLING AND SECONDARY DWELLING AND LEASE VARIATION - demolition of existing house, carport, driveway and construction of a new two storey dwelling and single storey secondary residence, landscaping and associated works. Leave variation to allow secondary residence.
Comment closure date: 2020-02-10

Address: 12 Boronia Drive, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 201936592

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR NEW DWELLING AND SECONDARY RESIDENCE - demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a new two storey dwelling and a single storey secondary residence, attached garages and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2020-02-04

Address: 60 Limestone Avenue, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 201936570

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS - Proposed extension to enclose existing balcony on upper floor of existing unit 1 and associated works
Comment closure date: 2020-02-04

Address: 18 David Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201732772

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO APPROVED DA201732772. Amendment to the development application for proposal for multi unit development - the amendment is changes to finish floor and parapet levels, overall widths and layout of units and basement, windows, building articulation, gross floor area, landscaping, addition of substation enclosure and associated works
Comment closure date: 2020-02-03

Address: 56 Currong Street North, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 201935983

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DWELLING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS - partial demolition of the existing dwelling and alterations and additions including extension to existing residence, new basement garage to rear of existing residence, ramped driveway, open rear terrace, landscaping and associated works
Comment closure date: 2020-01-24

Address: 43 Cockle Street, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 201732775

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO APPROVED DA201732775. Amendment to the development application for proposal for alterations and additions - the amendment is extending ground floor area and adding second level to secondary residence, changes to roof pitch, wall colours, added windows and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2020-01-28

Address: 4 Yarrow Place, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 201936489

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING - a new single storey dwelling in addition to the existing dwelling and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2020-01-15

Address: 21 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 201936437

Desecription: INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AND SIGNAGE - Internal alterations to existing building to support the building class change to the upper floor area, new illuminated signage and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2020-01-15

Address: 26 Morphett Street, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 201936320

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT & LEASE VARIATION - demolition of the existing dwellings and the construction of 21 new dwellings, comprising of 3 new apartment buildings up to 3 storeys, basement car parking, landscaping and associated works. LEASE VARIATION - Lease variation to consolidate blocks 1 to 6.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-20

Address: 39 Forbes Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201324733

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO APPROVED DA201324733. Amendment to the development application for Multi Dwelling, Demolitions and Lease Variation - the amendment includes reduction from 12 units to 8 units, alterations to car park allocations, front courtyards, rear access door, second level balcony to unit 7, roof layout, reduction in height. Internal alterations, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-13

Address: 49 Stockdale Street, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 201936268

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Single storey extension to existing child care centre, new fence, landscaping, tree removal and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-09

Address: 27 Petrie Plaza, City, ACT

Development Application: 201936418

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION - To vary the lease by adding health facility as a permitted use to the ground floor only and modernising the existing uses using current Territory Plan terminology.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-11

Address: 44 David Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 201936400

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR DUAL OCCUPANCY - demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of 2 new single storey dwellings, garages, landscaping and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-06

Address: 195 City Walk, City, ACT

Development Application: 201936349

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING - Alterations to existing building including new entry doors, glazing, tiling, new illuminated signage, replacement signage and associated works.
Comment closure date: 2019-12-06

(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.)