11428_Council_Change to DA_190515 · MCU13/0030

          Introduces new impacts or increases the severity of known impacts.

           Comment: The proposed changes do not introduce new impacts or increases the severity
           of known impacts.

          Removes an incentive or offset component that would have balanced the negative impact
           of the development.

           Comment: The proposed changes do not remove an incentive or offset component that
           would have balanced the negative impact of the development.

          Impacts on infrastructure provision from a location or demand.

           Comment: The proposed change will have the same impact on infrastructure provision.


       (b) if the application for the approval were remade including the change—
                (i)    require referral to additional concurrence agencies;

               Comment: The proposed change would not require the application to be referred to
               additional concurrence agencies.

               or

               (ii)     for an approval for assessable development that previously did not
                       require impact assessment—require impact assessment; or

               Comment: The original application required code assessment and the proposed
               change does not change this assessment level.

       (c) for an approval for assessable development that previously required impact
           assessment—be likely, in the responsible entity’s opinion, to cause a person to
           make a properly made submission objecting to the proposed change, if the
           circumstances allowed; or

           Comment: The original application required code assessment.

       (d) cause development to which the approval relates to include any prohibited
           development.

           Comment: The proposed change does not propose the inclusion of any prohibited
           development.

(2) For deciding whether a change is a permissible change under subsection (1)(b) or (d),
    the planning instruments or law in force at the time the request for the change was
    made apply (the applicable law).

   Comment: There has been no change to the planning scheme or applicable law since the original
   approval.


Conclusion

In light of the above, it is considered that the proposed changes to the development comply with the
provisions of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, as they are minor in nature and do not offend the
intent of the original approval. Approval of the request to change the development approval is
therefore warranted.