Minor Change Report OPW21 0250.01

APPLICATION FOR A MINOR CHANGE TO A DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
Author	Development Engineer, Diogo Carrico
Development Assessment

APPLICATION DETAILS
Application No.	OPW21/0250.01
Development Approval	OPW21/0250
Applicant	Bax Engineering Pty Ltd
Request Received On	27 April 2022
Report Reviewed By	Mark Lewis
Decision Due Date	25 May 2022

PROPERTY DETAILS
Property Address	2 Pearsons Rd Cooroy Qld 45632 Pearsons Rd Cooroy Qld 4563
RP Description	Lot 3 RP 113733
Land Area	17450 m²
Existing Use of Land	Residential

STATUTORY DETAILS
SEQRP Designation	Urban Footprint
Zone	Low Density Residential
Precinct	Not Applicable
Local Area Plan	Not Applicable
Overlays	Riparian Buffer; MSES Regulated Vegetation – Category R GBR riverine; Flood Hazard
Assessment Type	Minor Change to Development Approval

PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks approval to change to an existing development approval. Council considers this change to be generally in accordance to the Development Approval.
The applicant noted that the approved electrical plans were not signed by an RPEQ and as such, Energex is unable to provide their approval.
The applicant seeks approval for the same drawings with the addition of the RPEQ signature and 2 extra street lights within the proposed pedestrian access between Spotted Gum Ct and Blue Wren Place.
background
A development approval for Operational Works – Earthworks, Electrical and Street Lighting, Landscaping, Roadworks, Stormwater was approved on 21 January 2022.
assessment
Instruments for Statutory Assessment
Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
State Planning Policy;
South East Queensland Regional Plan;
Planning Regulation 2017; and
The Noosa Plan 2020.
Statutory Process
The applicant has requested to make a minor change to a development approval under s78 of the Planning Act 2016. An application for a minor change to a development approval can only be made in circumstances where a change would constitute a ‘minor change’.
The proposed change to the development approval requested by the applicant is determined to constitute a minor change on the grounds that:
the development would not result in substantially different development as the approved;
the change does not include prohibited development;
the change would not require the application to be referred to an additional referral agency or cause a referral agency to have regard to new matters prescribed by regulation;
where the original application was code assessable, the change would not cause the application to become impact assessable.
Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The following codes from the Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
Engineering Works Codes;
Landscaping Code
cONSULTATION
Referral Agencies
Not applicable
Internal Council Referrals
Not applicable
conclusion & reasons for decision
The proposed development generally complies with the requirements of the planning scheme and does not raise any significant issues that cannot be addressed by reasonable and relevant conditions. The application is therefore recommended for approval.
The report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
RECOMMENDATION
With regard to Application No. OPW21/0250.01 to make a minor change to an existing approval for Operational Works – Earthworks, Electrical and Street Lighting, Landscaping, Roadworks, Stormwater situated at 2 Pearsons Rd Cooroy Qld 45632 Pearsons Rd Cooroy Qld 4563 described as Lot 3 RP 113733, Council on 19 May 2022 decided the plans listed in the following table to be generally in accordance with the approval:
S4400244 Sheet 1 of 4	A	ELECTRICAL RETICULATION INSTALL 9 PILLARS, 441m OF 240 AL 4C UG LV CABLE AND 7 STREET LIGHTING COLUMNS Prepared by Auspower Connect Pty Ltd	14/09/2021
S4400244 Sheet 2 of 4	A	ELECTRICAL RETICULATION INSTALL 9 PILLARS, 441m OF 240 AL 4C UG LV CABLE AND 7 STREET LIGHTING COLUMNS Prepared by Auspower Connect Pty Ltd	14/09/2021
S4400244 Sheet 3 of 4	A	ELECTRICAL RETICULATION INSTALL 9 PILLARS, 441m OF 240 AL 4C UG LV CABLE AND 7 STREET LIGHTING COLUMNS Prepared by Auspower Connect Pty Ltd	14/09/2021
S4400244 Sheet 4 of 4	A	ELECTRICAL RETICULATION INSTALL 9 PILLARS, 441m OF 240 AL 4C UG LV CABLE AND 7 STREET LIGHTING COLUMNS Prepared by Auspower Connect Pty Ltd	14/09/2021

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