Published on 10 October 2025
The Norfolk Island Plan 2002 (‘the NI Plan’), the statutory land use plan for Norfolk Island has been in effect since 2004. A number of variations to the NI Plan have been made since that time, most recently in March 2023. Since then, a number of necessary corrections and amendments have been identified that would help interpretation and improve efficiencies in application of the Plan.
Council resolved in March 2025 to recommend that a draft plan be prepared to make amendments to improve clarity and efficiency in implementation of the Plan. A draft Plan and explanatory information is now available for public review at Council’s website at https://www.nirc.gov.au/Your-council/Council-documents/Documents-for-public-exhibition and at Customer Care.
The recommended amendments to the NI Plan are generally described as
No changes are proposed to subdivision standards or zoning of any land.
Who can make a submission
Any person is entitled to make a submission in response to review of the draft plan.
Period for public comment & closing date for submissions
Public comments must be received by Monday 7 November 2025. Submissions must be made in writing (email is acceptable) and delivered to Council by:
Please reference submissions with the subject: ‘Submission: NI Plan 2002 Housekeeping Amendments 2025’. Submissions must clearly indicate the names, postal address or e-mail of person(s) making the submission.
If you have any questions please email your query to planning@nirc.gov.nf or phone 23595.