Planning Statement Minor change · 51901.4446.01

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                 (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.

The proposed changes are considered to constitute a minor change as per the Planning Act as detailed
below:

             The proposed changes to the use will not result in substantially different development as
                detailed in 4.1 below
             If the application including the proposed changes were remade it would not:
                     - Include prohibited development
                     - Require referral to any referral agencies or additional referral agencies
                     - Do not vary the level of assessment

4.1. Assessment of Substantially Different Development

The Development Assessment Rules provide guidance on determing whether a proposed change to a
development approval results in substantially different development. The proposed changes have been
reviewed against this criteria with the changes not considered to be a substantially different development
as detailed below:

                     (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. Changes relate to landscaping of the site.

                     (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;

                      No change to carparking or vehicles.

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

The proposed change to the existing approval are considered to meet the requirements detailed under
the Planning Act and the Development Assessment Rules for a Minor Change and will not result in a
substantially development.


5. ASSESSMENT

The site is included in the Noosa Heads Locality which provides a Semi Attached Housing zoning over
the property. The proposal has been reviewed against the provisions of the Noosa Plan and is
considered to generally fulfill the provisions of the planning scheme.