Minor Change Application Letter

    Table 5: Part (i) Does the change result in substantially different development

    Substantially Different Development Criteria        Applicant Response

    f)    significantly impacts on traffic flow and     The proposed changes are not considered to result in the creation of
          the transport network, such as                additional traffic flow to the site which is likely to have a significant impact on
          increasing traffic to the site; or            the external traffic network.

    g)    introduces new impacts or increase the        The proposed changes to the development approval do not result in
          severity of known impacts; or                 outcomes that will introduce new impacts at the subject site or increase the
                                                        severity of known impacts.

    h)    removes an incentive or offset                There is no incentive or offset components associated with the existing
          component that would have balanced a          approval.
          negative impact of the development; or

    i)    impacts on infrastructure provisions.         The proposed change will have no impact on infrastructure provisions.


Based on the above assessment, the requested changes are not considered to result in a substantially different
development. Furthermore, as outlined below in Table 6, the proposed change satisfies part (ii) of the minor
change definition.

    Table 6: Part (ii) of Minor Change Test

    Substantially Different Development Criteria                           Applicant Response

    If a development application for the development, including the change, were made when the change application is made
    would not cause—

    a)    the inclusion of prohibited development in the application;      The requested change does not result in the inclusion of
          or                                                               prohibited development.

    b)    referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief           The proposal does not trigger referral to a referral agency.
          executive, if there were no referral agencies for the
          development application; or

    c)    referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief     The proposal does not trigger referral to a referral agency.
          executive; or

    d)    a referral agency, in assessing the application under            The proposal does not trigger referral to a referral agency.
          section 55(2), to assess the application against, or have
          regard to, a matter, other than a matter the referral agency
          must have assessed the application against, or had regard
          to, when the application was made; or

    e)    public notification if public notification was not required      The original development application was code assessable;
          for the development application.                                 the proposed changes do not trigger changes to the level of
                                                                           assessment or public notification.


6        Relevant Assessment Benchmarks
Pursuant to section 81(2)(da) of the Planning Act, Place Design Group have undertaken an assessment of the
development, including the proposed changes, against the relevant assessment benchmarks in the Noosa Plan
2020 (Amendment 1) (Planning Scheme), which is the current planning instrument in effect.

If the change application were a development application, the proposed changes would continue to achieve
compliance with the relevant assessment benchmarks.