Planning Statement - Minor change · MCU18/0013.03

3. ASSESSMENT
An assessment of the proposed changes against the provisions of the Planning Act 2016 relating to
what defines a minor change is detailed below. The Planning Act 2016 states that a minor change:

      b) for a development approval, is a change to the approval that —
        (i) would not result in a substantially different development; and

      The proposed changes are not considered to be a substantially different development as
      detailed by the Development Assessment Rules which include:

         (a) involves a new use;

                No new use proposed.

         (b) results in the application applying to a new parcel of land;

                No new parcel of land to be utilised.

         (c) dramatically changes the built form in terms of scale, bulk and appearance;

                No dramatic changes to the built form.

         (d) changes the ability of the proposed development to operate as intended;

                No changes in the ability of the proposed development to operate as intended.

         (e) removes a component that is integral to the operation of the development;

                Does not remove a component that is integral to the operation of the development.

         (f) significantly impacts on traffic flow and the transport network, such as increasing traffic
         to the site;

                Does not significantly impact on traffic flow and the transport network.

         (g) introduces new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts;

                Does not introduce new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts.

         (h) removes an incentive or offset component that would have balanced a negative impact
         of the development; or

                No change to proposed use.

         (i) impacts on infrastructure provisions.

                No change to existing infrastructure servicing the site.

       (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;

                The proposed changes are not prohibited development.

                (B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were
                no referral agencies for the development application;

                The proposed changes do not trigger referral to a referral agency.

                (C) referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief executive;

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