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                                               accordance with anticipated future works identified by approval 216575 DA and the
                                               expectations of the planning scheme.

 (d) Changes the ability of the                The change does not alter the operation of the aged care facility, which will continue
     proposal to operate as                    to provide care for the same number of residents.
     intended.

 (e) Removes a component that                  The change does not remove a component that is integral to the operation of the
     is integral to the operation of           development.
     the development.

 (f)   Significantly impacts on                The development does not result in a change in resident or staff numbers and does
       traffic flow and the transport          not alter the access arrangements.
       network, such as increasing
       traffic to the site.

 (g) Introduces new impacts or                 The change to the approval does not result in new impacts or increased the severity
     increased the severity of                 of known impacts, please refer to sections 2.5 and 2.6 of this letter. The proposed
     known impacts.                            development including bushfire management clearing works will reduce the extent of
                                               bushfire hazard risk posed to the residents on-site and the local community, and
                                               construction of the access track crossing will improve the ability for emergency
                                               services to respond to threats of bushfire.
                                               It is noted that the existing site and aged care facility is subject to ecological values
                                               and bushfire hazard, and to establish the original facility on-site (and subsequent
                                               extensions) vegetation clearing has occurred. The works are occurring within an
                                               existing disturbed area and considered to be of limited ecological value, and any
                                               removal of trees can be offset by planting to be detailed within a subsequent
                                               Operational Works application.
                                               The development is not increasing the number of residents or staff occurring on-site,
                                               so therefore isn’t increasing the number of persons subject to bushfire risk. Bushfire
                                               management clearing has been undertaken in accordance with Council’s approval
                                               RM2022/09056 (refer to Attachment 4) and a crossing will be constructed within
                                               Council’s land (refer to Attachment 7 and Attachment 10). These measures will
                                               reduce the severity of impacts from bushfire hazard on the site and surrounding area,
                                               and ensure that emergency services are better able to move along the bushfire
                                               access track located within Lot 1 on SP 239726.

 (h) Removes an incentive or                   The change does not remove an incentive or offset component of the approval.
     offset component that would
     have balanced a negative
     impact of the development.

 (i)   Impacts on infrastructure               The change will not impact upon infrastructure provisions.
       provisions.



       (ii) If the application, including the change, were made when the change is made would not cause:
               a. the inclusion of prohibited development in the application
The development including the proposed change does not involve prohibited development.


        (B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were no referral agencies
            for the development application
Please refer to section 2.6 of this letter that identifies exemptions in which bushfire management clearing can be
undertaken, and that the proposed change does not result in referral to a referral agency being required.
It is noted that the original approval was granted under superseded legislation / planning scheme, and the Planning
Bill 2015 Explanatory Notes provides guidance in regard in interpreting related section 80 of the Planning Act 2017
regarding affected entities, and that changes in planning instruments or law should prevent a minor change
occurring:



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