Minor change app cover letter · MCU23/0094.04

(D) a referral agency to assess the application            Not Applicable
against, or have regard to, matters prescribed             The change application does not result in a referral to
by regulation under section 55(2), other than              a referral agency.
matters the referral agency must have assessed
the application against, or have had regard to,
when the application       was made; or

(E) public notification if public notification             Not Applicable
was not required for the development                       Public notification was         not required for the original
application                                                development application.



Table 5 - Compliance with Substantially Different Development Test
In relation to part (b)(i) of the definition of Minor Change under the Planning Act 2016, t                      he
substantially different development requirements under the                Development Assessment Rules       (Schedule 1)
provide instructive guidance as follows:            -


“A change may be considered to result in a substantially different development if the proposed change:

involves a new use; or                                  Complies
                                                        The proposal does not include a ne          w land use.

results in the application applying to a new            Not Applicable
parcel of land; or                                      The proposal does not       apply to a new land parcel.

dramatically changes the built form in terms            Complies
of scale, bulk and appearance; or                       The proposed change does not result in a built form which
                                                        is dramatically different to the current approval in terms
                                                        of bulk, appearance and scale.          In fact, there is no change
                                                        to building s.

changes the ability of the proposed                     Not Applicable
development to operate as intended; or                  The proposed change        does not alter the ability for the
                                                        residential units to continue to operate as originally
                                                        intended, 38 residential units.

removes a component that is integral to the             Not Applicable
operation of the development; or                        The change application does not remove a critical
                                                        component. The footpath and fence will be retained. This
                                                        change application clarifies the design           parameters that
                                                        apply to these components.

significantly impacts on traffic flow and               Complies
the transport network, such as increasing               There is no change to the approved yield and, therefore,
traffic to the site; or                                 no change on traffic flow or the external road network.

introduces new impacts or increase the                  Complies
severity of known impacts; or




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