Minor Change Report MCU17 0559 05 (As Published) · MCU17/0559.05

               gross floor area and increased the total GFA to 391.6 m² and a plot ratio of 0.658:1 which exceeded
               the 0.45:1 maximum.
               To address the area of non-compliance the applicant proposed 1.5 m high planter boxes to screen
               the non-compliant section in lieu of backfilling. Council did not consider this a good planning
               outcome however after considerable discussions with the applicant and builder, accepted the
               proposal as it avoided structural risks associated with earthworks and provided a landscaped
               outcome that screened the lower exposed floor level.




               The minor change application was approved 31 January 2024.
               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
               •    2006 Noosa Plan (version. 3 July 2017).
               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 as the established use
                    remains the same;
               •    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 2006 Noosa
               Planning Scheme.



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