Cover Letter - Minor Change Application · 51989.294.03

Approved Plans
 Plan No.             Rev.     Plan/Document Name                                         Date
 DA1.03               A        Site Plan, prepared by Blackwood Architecture &            2/03/2026
                               Design
 DA2.01               A        Proposed Basement Plan, prepared by Blackwood              2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA2.02               A        Proposed Ground Floor, prepared by Blackwood               2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA2.03               A        Proposed Level 1, prepared by Blackwood                    2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA3.01               A        Proposed North Elevation, prepared by Blackwood            2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA3.02               A        Proposed East Elevation, prepared by Blackwood             2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA3.03               A        Proposed South Elevation, prepared by Blackwood            2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design
 DA3.04               A        Proposed West Elevation, prepared by Blackwood             2/03/2026
                               Architecture & Design

Statutory Process

Change Application - Planning Act 2016

The proposed changes to the development approval, are considered to constitute a ‘minor change’ under
section 78 of the Planning Act 2016 on grounds that:
    + The change would not result in a substantially different development because the change relates to
         a minor additions and alterations to a unit within group housing complex;
    + The changes would not cause the approval to include prohibited development;
    + The change would not require the application to be referred to a referral agency; and
    + The application would not need to be undergo public notification as a consequence of the change.

For the reasons outlined above, it is considered that the proposed changes constitute a ‘minor change’ to
the approved development. On this basis, it is considered that the request should be dealt with pursuant to
provisions outlined within Section 81 of the Planning Act 2016.

Assessment Procedures

In accordance with Section 81 of the Planning Act 2016, in assessing the change application:

(4) The responsible entity must consider the statutory instrument, or other document, as in effect when the
development application for the development approval was properly made.

(5) However, the responsible entity may give the weight the responsible entity considers is appropriate, in the
circumstances, to— (a) the statutory instrument or other document as in effect when the change application
was made;

The original application was submitted on 1 June 1989 under the 1988 Strategic Plan for Noosa which
applied at the time.

The Noosa Plan 2020 (21 September 2020) was in effect at the time that this change application was made.
The proposed development would be defined as a Multiple Dwelling under the Noosa Plan 2020. The
subject site is located within the Medium Density Residential Zone and the Coastal Communities Local Plan