DA20250050_Minor Change Statement · 132010.574.01

         Appendix B – Substantially Different Development.
                                     DA Rules - Schedule 1

                       Substantially Different Development Test
1. An assessment manager or responsible entity may determine that the change is a minor
   change to a development application or development approval, where – amongst other
   criteria – a minor change is a change that would not result in ‘substantially different
   development’.
2. An assessment manager or responsible entity must determine if the proposed change
   would result in substantially different development for a change—
      a. made to a proposed development application the subject of a response given
           under section 57(3) of the Act and a properly made application.
      b. made to a development application in accordance with part 6.
      c. made to a development approval after the appeal period.
3. In determining whether the proposed change would result in substantially different
   development, the assessment manager or referral agency must consider the individual
   circumstances of the development, in the context of the change proposed.
4. A change may be considered to result in a substantially different development if the
   proposed change:
a) involves a new use; or                      The proposal does not involve a new use.

b) results in the application applying to a    The proposed development does not require an
  new parcel of land; or                       application for a new parcel of land.
c) dramatically changes the built form in      The proposed change will not dramatically
  terms of scale, bulk and appearance; or      increase in the scale, bulk or appearance of the
                                               development.
d) changes the ability of the proposed         The minor change will not affect the ability of the
  development to operate as intended; or       development to operate as intended.
e) removes a component that is integral        The proposal does not remove an integral part of
  to the operation of the development; or      the development.
f) significantly impacts on traffic flow and   The proposal does not impact the existing use of
   the transport network, such as              the site. There will be no increase to the traffic to
   increasing traffic to the site; or          the site.
g) introduces new impacts or increase          The site was approved for a residential use and this
  the severity of known impacts; or            use will remain. There are no new impacts.
h) removes an incentive or offset              There are no incentives or offsets removed as part
  component that would have balanced a         of the proposed minor change.
  negative impact of the development; or
i) impacts on infrastructure provisions.       There will be      no   impact    on   the   existing
                                               infrastructure.




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