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Minor Change Report OPW21 0202 01 (As Published) · OPW21/0202.01
APPLICATION FOR A MINOR CHANGE TO A DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL
Author Development Engineer, Diogo Carrico
Development Assessment
APPLICATION DETAILS
Application No. OPW21/0202.01
Development Approval OPW21/0202
Applicant Travis Heath McCarthy
Request Received On 20 February 2025
Report Reviewed By Mark Lewis
Decision Due Date 20 March 2025
PROPERTY DETAILS
Property Address 522 Cooroy Mountain Rd Cooroy Mountain Qld 4563
RP Description Lot 9 RP 864130
Land Area 119,872m2
Existing Use of Land Rural
STATUTORY DETAILS
SEQRP Designation Regional Landscape and Rural Production Area
Zone Rural
Precinct Not applicable
Local Area Plan Not applicable
Overlays Agricultural Land; Biodiversity; Bushfire; Waterways; Water
Resource Catchment; Water Supply Buffer Area
Assessment Type Minor Change to Development Approval
1. PROPOSAL
The applicant seeks approval to change to an existing development approval.
The locality and proposal plan are included below.
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Figure 2 – Proposed Plan
2. BACKGROUND
Two driveway accesses were approved by Council under OPW21/0202, on 28 January 2022.
The subject change application still considers two driveway accesses, however, the civil design
has been amended to better suit the existing terrain and to better address existing drainage flow
paths.
Only changes to Condition 1 (Approved Plans) have been considered – refer below.
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
• Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020).
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 proposal does
not:
o involve a new use; or
o result in the application applying to a new parcel of land; or
o dramatically change the built form in terms of scale, bulk and appearance; or
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o change the ability of the proposed development to operate as intended; or
o remove a component that is integral to the operation of the development; or
o significantly impact on traffic flow and the transport network, such as increasing traffic
to the site; or
o introduce new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts; or
o remove an incentive or offset component that would have balanced a negative impact
of the development; or
o impact on infrastructure provisions.
• 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 add relevant
planning scheme. Pursuant to s81 of the Planning Act 2017, Council must consider the planning
scheme in effect when the original development application was lodged, however Council may give
weight to Noosa Plan 2020 as the planning scheme in effect at the time of the minor change
application being lodged.
The following codes from Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:
• Driveways and Parking Code;
Existing Condition 1
1. Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless
otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
C10 B Driveway Layout and Long Sections 10 December 2021
prepared by RECOR consulting
engineers
C20 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C21 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C22 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C23 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
Applicant’s Request
The applicant has requested existing condition 1 be replaced to reflect the new approved plans.
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Assessment of Request
Council considers the request relevant for the changes proposed.
Recommendation
It is recommended existing condition 1 be amended to read as follows:
1. Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless
otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
C20 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C21 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C22 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C23 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
11 March 2025
C20 B “General Arrangement Plan” 10 July 2024
Prepared by RECOR
C20 B “Driveway Longitudinal and Typical 10 July 2024
Sections”
Prepared by RECOR
C20 B “Driveway Setout Plan” 10 July 2024
Prepared by RECOR
4. CONSULTATION
4.1. Referral Agencies
Not applicable
4.2. Internal Council Referrals
Not applicable
5. CONCLUSION & REASONS FOR DECISION
The proposed development generally complies with the requirements of the planning scheme and
does not raise any significant issues that cannot be addressed by reasonable and relevant
conditions. The application is therefore recommended for approval.
The report is provided in accordance with Section 83(9) of the Planning Act 2016.
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RECOMMENDATION
With regard to Application No. OPW21/0202.01 to make a minor change to an existing approval
for Vehicle Crossovers situated at 522 Cooroy Mountain Rd Cooroy Mountain Qld 4563 and
described as Lot 9 RP 864130, Council on 11 March 2025 decided to:
A. Approve the change.
B. Amend condition 1 to read as follows:
1. Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the
approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless
otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No. Rev. Plan/Document Name Date
C20 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C21 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 1 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C22 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site west prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
C23 B Line of Sight Assessment, Driveway 2 10 December 2021
of 2 Line of site east prepared by
RECOR consulting engineers
11 March 2025
C20 B “General Arrangement Plan” 10 July 2024
Prepared by RECOR
C20 B “Driveway Longitudinal and Typical 10 July 2024
Sections”
Prepared by RECOR
C20 B “Driveway Setout Plan” 10 July 2024
Prepared by RECOR
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