625.011013.00001-L01-v2.0 Eden Private Hospital Minor Change 20260420

                                                                                                 20 April 2026
                                                                           SLR Project No.: 625.011013.00001
Eden Private Hospital                                                SLR Ref No.: 625.011013.00001-L01-v2.0
46 Maple Street, Cooroy QLD 4563 – Lot 15 on RP851955            Eden Private Hospital Minor Change 20260420


4.2          Extension of the Currency Period
Extension of the currency period is requested to provide sufficient time for excavation works
and the demolition of portions of the existing hospital building are required to facilitate the
development. The previous owner of the hospital has completed portions of the approved
works, which have been certified by Council (PC20/0024; PC21/1011; and PC22/1194).
The ownership of the site transferred to RAM in May 2023, prior to completion of all of the
works. This change in ownership, as well as earlier disruptions associated with the COVID-
19 emergency, has resulted in delays completing the works required to commence the use
pursuant to MCU19/0049.
This application therefore seeks an extension to the currency period of MCU19/0049 for a
further four (4) years, until 25 November 2029, to enable sufficient time to complete the
remaining development and construction works associated with the approval.
Having regard to the above, the extension to the currency period is considered ‘not
substantially different’ when compared to the 2019 Approval. The proposed change remains
consistent with the intent of the 2019 Approval and is intended to provide sufficient time to
allow for the construction of the original development.

5.0          Legislative Assessment
The Planning Act is the statutory planning instrument for the State of Queensland under
which, amongst other matters, changing development approvals are assessed by Local
governments.
This change application is sought for a ‘Minor Change’ pursuant to Section 78 ‘Making
change application’ of the Planning Act. A ‘Minor Change’ is defined under Schedule 2 of the
Planning Act. In support of this request, an assessment has been undertaken in relation to
each element in Table 5-1 as follows:

Table 5-1: Minor Change Assessment Criteria
                     Minor Change                                             Response
 Minor change means a change that –
  (b)   for a development approval –
      (i)    would not result in substantially              As noted in Section 5.1 below, the Minor
             different development; and                     Change to the 2019 Approval does not result
                                                            in substantially different development.
      (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          The proposed changes do not introduce any
                       development in the                   prohibited development. The proposed car
                       application; or                      parking reduction is necessary for the QFD
                                                            driven installation of the fire pump to ensure
                                                            ongoing compliance with fire safety
                                                            requirements for the approved hospital use.
                                                            Likewise, the extension to the currency period
                                                            is required to provide sufficient time for
                                                            excavation works and the demolition of
                                                            portions of the existing hospital building are
                                                            required to facilitate the development.
               (B)     referral to a referral agency,       The 2019 Approval was not referred.
                       other than to the chief


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