Council rates are levied on each ratable property to raise funds to provide services and facilities to the community of Katherine.

This document supersedes the previous edition of the Katherine Town Council Guidelines for Subdivisions in the Municipality.

The document is aimed at providing a clear, structured and practical set of requirements and procedures to assist developers, consultants and contractors involved with all forms of land development in which Council has a direct or indirect interest.

The Northern Territory Planning Act 2005 allows the Katherine Town Council to prepare and enforce a Developer Contributions Plan (Part 6, sections 67 – 74).

Where proposed developments are likely to put extra demands on existing infrastructure, the Planning Act requires the Developer to contribute towards the additional cost of capital works generated by development in that area.