Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsA consent authority must, in considering a development application, take into account the following:
(a) any planning scheme that applies to the land to which the application relates;
(b) any proposed amendments to such a planning scheme:
(i) that have been or are on exhibition under Part 2, Division 3;
(ii) in respect of which a decision has not been made under Part 2, Division 5; and
(iii) that are relevant to the development proposed in the development application;
(c) an interim development control order, if any, in respect of the land to which the application relates;
(d) an environment protection objective within the meaning of the Waste Management and Pollution Control Act that is relevant to the land to which the application relates;
(e) any submissions made under section 49, and any evidence or information received under section 50, in relation to the development application;
(f) a matter that the Minister has, under section 85, directed it to consider in relation to development applications generally;
(g) if a public environmental report, or an environmental impact statement, has been prepared or is required under the Environmental Assessment Act in relation to the proposed development – the report or statement and the results of any assessment of the report or statement under that Act by the Minister administering that Act;
(h) the merits of the proposed development as demonstrated in the application;
(j) the capability of the land to which the proposed development relates to support the proposed development and the effect of the development on the land and on other land, the physical characteristics of which may be affected by the development;
(k) the public facilities or public open space available in the area in which the land is situated and the requirement, if any, for the facilities, or land suitable for public recreation, to be provided by the developer;
(m) the public utilities or infrastructure provided in the area in which the land is situated, the requirement for public facilities and services to be connected to the land and the requirement, if any, for those facilities, infrastructure or land to be provided by the developer for that purpose;
(n) the potential impact on the existing and future amenity of the area in which the land is situated;
(p) the public interest, including (if relevant) how the following matters are provided for in the application:
(i) community safety through crime prevention principles in design;
(ii) water safety;
(iii) access for persons with disabilities;
(q) for a proposed subdivision of land on which a building is, or will be, situated – whether the building complies, or will comply, with any requirements prescribed by regulation in relation to the building (including, for example, requirements about the structural integrity and fire safety of the building) ;
(r) any potential impact on natural, social, cultural or heritage values;
(s) any beneficial uses, quality standards, criteria, or objectives, that are declared under section 73 of the Water Act ;
(t) other matters it thinks fit.