Suburbs & Development

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 2016 Census it housed over 53,002 people (13.3% of the Australian Capital Territory’s total population) in over 21,555 dwellings. The area is rapidly transforming, with a 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 to find relevant development applications and other items:

Click for Suburb Information

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: 18 Marcus Clarke Street, City, ACT

Development Application: 202037113

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT – Alterations and additions to ground floor commercial tenancies, including preparation for childcare centre, road and verge alterations, addition of outdoor pedestrian plaza and seating pavilion, landscaping, tree removal and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-07-20

Address: Dickson Place, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 202037208

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT + alterations and additions to the existing commercial building, landscaping, signage, car parking and verge alterations and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-07-17

Address: 60 Swinden Street, Downer, ACT

Development Application: 202037284

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY DWELLING – a new single storey dwelling in addition to the existing dwelling, demolition of existing pergola, installation of water tank, landscaping and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-07-15

Address: 6 Todd Street, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 202037286

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR CARPORT – The construction of a new carport and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-07-07

Address: 41 Jacka Crescent, Campbell, ACT

Development Application: 201731949

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO DA201731949 – PROPOSAL FOR DWELLING ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS. Amendment to development application for partial demolition of the existing dwelling and alterations and additions which is still under consideration – the amendment is to amend the development application from unit title to subdivision.Comment closure date: 2020-07-01

Address: Watson Street, Turner, ACT

Development Application: 202037093

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC WORKS – Construction of public transport facility for 25 bus parking spaces, staff amenity building and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-06-29

Address: 8 Berrigan Crescent, O'connor, ACT

Development Application: 202037194

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND LEASE VARIATION – demolition of existing dwellings and the construction of three new 2-3 storey buildings consisting of 19 dwellings, basement car parking, landscaping, verge works and associated works – LEASE VARIATION to Consolidate 4 blocks and specify 19 residential dwellings.Comment closure date: 2020-06-29

Address: 50 Archibald Street, Lyneham, ACT

Development Application: 202037206

Desecription: LEASE VARIATION – To vary the lease to permit supportive housing and remove the restriction on transfer.Comment closure date: 2020-06-29

Address: 4 Hawdon Street, Dickson, ACT

Development Application: 202037196

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR ON STREET PARKING AND SITE SERVICES UPGRADE – 16 on-street parking spaces along the east of Hawdon Place, upgrade services to facilitate proposed residential development for DA 201936662 at Block 25 Section 72 Dickson, and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-06-29

Address: 26 Narellan Street, City, ACT

Development Application: 201936593

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO DA201936593 – PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. Amendment to development application for proposal for alterations and additions to existing commercial development which is still under consideration – the amendment is the inclusion of Block 13 Section 94 City as part of the application and further clarification within the provided plans showing all block boundaries and identifiers.Comment closure date: 2020-06-23

Address: 22 Molesworth Street, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 202036826

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR A SECONDARY RESIDENCE – a new single storey dwelling in addition to the existing dwelling, additional garage, landscaping and associated works.Comment closure date: 2020-06-19

Address: 9 Davenport Street, Ainslie, ACT

Development Application: 202037018

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR TWO NEW DWELLINGS AND LEASE VARIATION – demolition of existing dwelling and construction of two new single storey dwellings, driveway, landscaping and associated works. LEASE VARIATION to include supporting house as a use.Comment closure date: 2020-06-19

Address: 17 Wade Street, Watson, ACT

Development Application: 201731461

Desecription: AMENDMENT TO APPROVED DA201731461. Amendment to the development application for proposal for multi unit development and lease variation – the amendment is changes to finished floor levels, windows, parapet, roof, power over ethernet location and removal of pergola.Comment closure date: 2020-06-16

Address: 28 Lowanna Street, Braddon, ACT

Development Application: 202037012

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND LEASE VARIATION – demolition of the existing dwellings and the construction of 6 new apartments in a two storey building, basement car parking and associated works. LEASE VARIATION- To permit Supportive Housing and consolidation of blocks 27 and 28.Comment closure date: 2020-06-16

Address: Wattle Street, Lyneham, ACT

Development Application: 202036769

Desecription: PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC WORKS – Demolition of existing buildings, relocation of existing infrastructure on site.Comment closure date: 2020-06-12

(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.)