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Minor Change Report - MCU25 0025 01 (As Published) · MCU25/0025.01
APPLICATION FOR A MINOR CHANGE TO A DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
Author Tess Henare, Development Planner
Development Assessment
APPLICATION DETAILS
Application No. MCU25/0025.01
Development Approval Material Change of Use - Dwelling house (Agricultural Land
and Front Building Setback)
Applicant Keiran Leslie Chadburne
Request Received On 6 August 2026
Report Reviewed By Andrew Gaffney - 2 September 2026
Decision Due Date
PROPERTY DETAILS
Property Address 711 Louis Bazzo Dr Cootharaba Qld 4565
RP Description Lot 3 SP 100439
Land Area 32,980m²
Existing Use of Land Dwelling House
STATUTORY DETAILS
SEQRP Designation Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area
Zone Rural Zone
Precinct Not applicable
Local Area Plan Not applicable
Overlays nil
Assessment Type Minor Change to Development Approval
1. PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks approval to change to an existing development approval - Dwelling house
(Agricultural Land and Front Building Setback).
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This minor change seeks to resolve a discrepancy between the approved plans and the dwelling
as constructed. In particular the dwelling house has been constructed approximately 600 mm
closer to the road boundary than shown on the approved plans, i.e. the building has been
constructed with a front boundary setback of 5.5m to the fascia, and 5.4m to the entry landing,
rather than the 6.161m and 6m (respectively) shown on the approved plans.
The locality and proposal plan are included below.
Figure 1 – Locality
Figure 2 – Site Plan
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Figure 2 – Site Plan (as approved)
Figure 3 – Floor Plan
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Figure 4 – Elevations (North-Northwest and West-Southwest
Figure 5 – Elevations (South-Southeast and East-Northeast
2. BACKGROUND
A development approval for a - Dwelling house (Agricultural Land and Front Building Setback)
was approved 10 July 2025 (MCU25/0025).
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3. ASSESSMENT
3.1. 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
• Noosa Plan 2020 (20 March 2026).
3.2. 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;
• 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.
3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The original application was lodged and assessed under the now superseded Noosa Plan 2020
(25 September 2020). Pursuant to s81 of the Planning Act 2017, Council must consider the
planning scheme in effect when the original development application was lodged, however Council
may give weight to Noosa Plan 2020 (20 March 2026) as the planning scheme in effect at the time
of the minor change application being lodged.
The following codes from Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
• Rural Zone Code;
• Low Density Housing Code;
Front Setback
Acceptable Outcome AO8.4 of the Rural Zone Code states:
AO8.4 In addition to the circumstances of AO8.1, to AO8.3 above, buildings and structures
meet the following minimum boundary setbacks:
a. 20 metres from a property boundary of adjoining land in the Environmental
management and conservation zone;
b. a distance greater than the width of the riparian buffer area shown on
Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetland Overlay maps;
c. 10 metres from a road frontage; and
d. 10 metres from the side and rear boundaries or 6 metres where the lot area does
not exceed 1 hectare, with the exception that if the height of the building or
structure exceeds 9 metres the setback to the side and rear boundaries is equal
to twice its height in metres.
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As approved the Dwelling house was setback 6.16m to the fascia, and 6.0 m to the entry landing.
However, as constructed, the dwelling house is 600m closer to the road setback being 5.5m to the
fascia, and 5.4m to the entry landing.
As such it does not comply with AO8.4 of the Rural Zone Code. The proposal is therefore required
to comply with corresponding Performance Outcome PO8 of the Rural Zone Code, which states:
PO8 Notwithstanding that intensive rural activities may need greater separation distances,
buildings and other structures are appropriately sited and designed to:
a. avoid environmental harm or nuisance to sensitive land uses, including adverse
impacts on amenity values, over and above what could reasonably be expected
in the rural zone;
b. avoid adverse impact on ecologically important areas including National Parks,
watercourses, and wetlands;
c. mitigate risks associated with the use of chemicals or air pollutants; and
d. avoid conflict with rural uses and activities on adjoining properties.
Assessment:
The original approval involved a relaxation of the front setback with the justification being:
• Front setback encroachment has minimal impact due to a truncated boundary and extended
road reserve, placing the dwelling ~19m from the road (Figure 6).
• The road reserve is heavily vegetated, and a large timber fence screens the approximate
location of the development footprint (Figure 7).
Figure 6 – Front setback encroachment to actual boundary (annotated solid red) vs. prolongation of adjoining
boundary corners (annotated blue).
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Figure 7 – Street view showing mature vegetation screening and topography which obscures the proposed
development.
The justification as applied to the original approval is also applicable to this minor change.
Due to the wide road reserve and the obscuring vegetation, a further encroachment of the dwelling
house by 600m would be visually indistinct as viewed from Louis Bazzo Drive.
Therefore, the proposed development can reasonably comply with the Performance Outcome due
to the above justifications.
Existing Condition
3. Development authorised by this approval must be undertaken generally in accordance with
the Approved Plans listed in the table below.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
CHA-001 C 06.02.2025
Site Plan
Prepared by AM20 Designs
Annotated by Council
CHA-003 C 06.02.2025
Proposed Floor Plan
Prepared by AM20 Designs
CHA-005 C 06.02.2025
Proposed Sub-Floor Plan
Prepared by AM20 Designs
06.02.2025
CHA-006 C Elevations
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Prepared by AM20 Designs 06.02.2025
CHA-007 C 06.02.2025
Elevations
Prepared by AM20 Designs
Applicant’s Request
The applicant has requested existing Condition 3 be amended to reflect the updated plans
Assessment of Request
As discussed above the application is considered to accord with the provisions of the Planning
Scheme.
Recommendation
It is recommended existing Condition 3 be amended to read as follows:
3. Development authorised by this approval must be undertaken generally in accordance with
the Approved Plans listed in the table below.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
CHA-001 C Site Plan 06.02.2025
Prepared by AM20 Designs Received 13
August 2026
Annotated by Council
CHA-002 C 06.02.2025
Proposed Existing Floor Plan
Received 13
Prepared by AM20 Designs August 2026
CHA-005 C 06.02.2025
Proposed Existing Sub-Floor Plan
Received 13
Prepared by AM20 Designs August 2026
Elevations 06.02.2025
CHA-006 C Received 13
Prepared by AM20 Designs
August 2026
CHA-007 C 06.02.2025
Elevations
Received 13
Prepared by AM20 Designs August 2026
4. CONSULTATION
4.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable
4.2. Internal Council Referrals
Not applicable
5. 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.
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The report is provided in accordance with Section 83(9) of the Planning Act 2016.
6. RECOMMENDATION
With regard to Application No. MCU25/0025.01 to make a minor change to an existing approval
for Material Change of Use - Dwelling house (Agricultural Land and Front Building Setback)
situated at 711 Louis Bazzo Drive Cootharaba Qld 4565 and described as Lot 3 SP 100439,
Council on 02/09/2026 decided to:
A. Approve the change.
B. Amend Condition 3 to read as follows:
3. Development authorised by this approval must be undertaken generally in accordance
with the Approved Plans listed in the table below.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
CHA-001 C Site Plan 06.02.25
Prepared by AM20 Designs
CHA-002 C 06.02.25
Existing Floor Plan
Prepared by AM20 Designs
CHA-005 C 06.02.25
Existing Sub-Floor Plan
Prepared by AM20 Designs
Elevations 06.02.25
CHA-006 C
Prepared by AM20 Designs
CHA-007 C 06.02.25
Elevations
Prepared by AM20 Designs
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