Planning Statement

      3. Changes in height to what is approved from 10.2m (and lift overrun 11.3m) to 11.35-
      11.77m and lift overrun to 12.97m in quite significant, as the maximum height allowable in
      Noosa Plan is 10 metres. There would be no support for increase of height if the design
      changed. If the design remains the same, the impacts of increase height would need to be
      assessed. The applicant would need to demonstrate potential impacts of increased height
      and include supporting information in any application. Further, please outline in any
      application, why additional height is required, where it was not intended initially (existing
      proposal and approval). It is also suggested to investigate if the approved roofline on the top
      level is appropriate (from a bulk point of view) in the context of an increase in height of the
      building. Note that the existing approval reflects existing roof overhangs which aesthetically
      enhances the building.

The applicant noted that comments provided by staff and has revised the plans to ensure retention
of roof overhangs and external details. This application does not seek approval for overnight stays.

4. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE PLANNING POLICIES
The proposal is compliant with State Planning Policies.



4. ASSESSMENT
The applicant seeks to make a minor change to the existing development approval under Section 78
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’.

An assessment of the proposed changes against the provisions of the Planning Act 2019 relating to
what defines a minor change is detailed below. The Planning Act 2019 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
          (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; or
              (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 as no
                       referral agencies are triggered by the use or site location
                  - Require referral to extra referral agencies as no referral agencies are triggered
                       by the use or the site location
                  - No referral agencies triggered
                  - Public notification was carried out as part of original development application.
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