Applicant Letter to SARA requestion owners consent 21 March 2024

On 18 August 2023, A request for Pre-Lodgment advice was submitted to SARA.

On 13 September 2023,1 queried the requirement for Owners Consent with Richard Wilson
(DSD1LGP) and sought advice on the status of the Pre-Lodgment advice. Richard responded by
email advising SARA required further time and that he was “waiting on advice regarding owners’
consent”.

On 18 September 2023, the Pre-Lodgment advice was issued which included advice on material
required for the new application and advised that “landowner’s consent for the proposed
development must be obtained from the Department of Resources prior to lodgment of a minor
change application.”

On 26 September 2023, and after obtaining advice and assistance from the team at DSDILGP
including Richard and Rosanna, an application for Landowner Consent was lodged with the
Department of Resources (Land Services / Land and Surveying Services).

After chasing the status of this application for Landowners Consent, on the 3rd October 2023,1
was informed by Department of Resources that “the department is currently experiencing a high
volume of applications and has had to initiate priority allocation and assessment....” and that my
application was “yet to be allocated to an officer for processing.”

After several attempts to chase this application for Landowners Consent, it was finally issued on
18 December 2023. This owner’s consent for the Change Application would be valid until 18
June 2024 as stated on the consent letter dated 18 December 2023.

Even though the previous Change Approval (OPW 0524.01) had lapsed on 12 October 2023, as
my contact had been made with the relevant departments some 2 months prior to the lapse date, to
initiate the application for extension, I proceeded and lodged the application for a Minor Change
with Noosa Council on 18 January 2024.

On 19 January 2024, Noosa Council advised of the application fee and on 25 January 2024
advised of the payment reference and application number (OPW 13/0524.02). The payment was
made on this day and received by Noosa Council on this dale.

On 12 February 2024, Noosa Council advised me that they were in the process of assessing the
application and advised me to promptly refer the application to SARA.

On 14 February 2024, the application was lodged with SARA. Upon lodgment, on the same day, I
phoned SARA and spoke to Kathryn in Toowoomba who advised me of the application fee and
the payment reference. (2402-39095).

On 15 February 2024, payment was made and receipted accordingly with email advice that the
application was being assessed.

On 6 March 2024,1 received a phone call from Jodie Wilson, and a follow up email, advising that
Operational Works application (OPW 13/0524.01) had lapsed in accordance with Section 88 of
the Planning Act 2016. I was advised that a new application would need to be prepared and
lodged with Noosa Council and SARA.

The advice of the application being lapsed has come exactly 7 months after my initial enquiry to
Noosa Council where I expressed my intention to request a time extension to OPW 13/0524.01.