RPT_P0041116_Other Change - 7 Noosa Parade_V1_260511 · MCU25/0053.01

Executive Summary
This report supports a Change Application (Other Change) to amend the existing development approval at 7
Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads, formally described as Lots 1-4 on BUP10936 and Lot 0 on BUP10936 (Common
Property) (‘the site’). The proposed changes are limited in nature, retain the approved residential use and
built form, and do not create any unacceptable planning, amenity or flood hazard impacts. Accordingly, the
application is capable of approval.

The existing approval, granted by Noosa Shire Council on 21 November 2025 (Council Ref: MCU25/0053 and
OPW25/0074), comprises a Development Permit for a Material Change of Use for a Dwelling House and a
Development Permit for Operational Works involving excavation exceeding 10m3. The original application was
subject to Code Assessment.

The Change Application seeks approval for internal layout amendments across the basement level, ground
level and Level 1. The changes arise from detailed design development and improve the functionality,
efficiency and adaptability of the dwelling. Importantly, all key built form parameters remain unchanged,
including building height, setbacks, site cover, access arrangements and overall external presentation of the
development.

The application is advanced as an ‘Other Change’ due to a change in the current assessment framework,
which now requires Impact Assessment for a Dwelling House on a site greater than 500m2 in the Medium
Density Residential Zone. This procedural change does not alter the underlying planning merits of the
approved development, which continues to align with the intended residential character, built form and
amenity outcomes for the locality.

The basement level accommodates ancillary recreational and wellness spaces associated with the dwelling.
These spaces are not proposed for, nor intended to be used as, bedrooms or overnight accommodation. To
provide certainty, the applicant is willing to accept a condition restricting basement-level recreational rooms
to ancillary use only.

Consistent with Section 82(2)(a) of the Planning Act 2016 (‘Planning Act’), this report assesses the proposed
changes against the relevant assessment benchmarks of the Noosa Plan 2020 (Amendment No.3/2026) only
to the extent they are applicable to the change.

In summary, the Change Application warrants approval as it:

    •    retains the approved use, height, setbacks, site cover and built form;
    •    improves the internal functionality without external impacts;
    •    maintains compliance with key planning benchmarks;
    •    increases soft landscaping relative to the approved outcome; and
    •    preserves approved stormwater, dewatering and flood mitigation measures.




Other Change Application - 7 Noosa Parade                                                            The Site     5