Minor Change - Planning Report · 51986.3024.03

4.2 Minor Change

In accordance with Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016 a ‘minor change’ means change that -
(b) for a development approval—
(i) would not result in substantially different development; and

(ii) 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; or

(B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were no

referral agencies for the development application; or
(C) referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief executive; or

(D) a referral agency, in assessing the application under 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 for the development

application.

In respect of whether the change results in a ‘substantially different’ development, assessment
against Schedule 1: Substantially Different Development Guideline contained within the

Development Assessment Rules, is provided in Table 1 below:

 

‘Substantially different’

development Comment

 

Involves a new use The development is approved as Multiple dwellings which at
the time of the original approval permitted each dwelling
unit to be used for either permanent or short term
accommodation interchangeably for the life of the
development. The resort is operating in accordance with

the approval. No new use is introduced.

 

Results in the application
applying to a new parcel of
land

No new land is applied over as part of this change

application.

 

Dramatically changes the built
form in terms of scale, bulk, and
appearance

No change to the built form only a small internal layout

change has happened.

 

Changes the ability of the
proposal to operate as intended

 

 

The multiple dwellings operate as short term

accommodation in accordance with the approved
definition of Multiple dwelling under the 1985 Planning

Scheme.

 

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Planning Report — Minor Change Application