26.8.26 - Letter from ATP - Minor Change 25 August 2026 · MCU24/0074.01

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        •    a change to the design at ground level towards the south with the removal of the pool,
             relocation of bin storage and amenities, the addition of glass crushing facilities,
             consolidation of stairs and lifts and provision for four (4) covered carparks;
        •    changes at ground level including the number of carparking spaces provided along
             the southern boundary with the two (2) time sensitive parking spaces (not available
             before 12pm) allocated to facilitate onsite servicing, including waste collection, with
             access from Thomas Street and egress to Albert Street (condition 38);
        •    changes to other building elements in response to the amendments required by
             condition 3 and as result of detailed design and fire compliance issues; and
        •    changes made to some of the conditions in response to the design changes being
             made.

The request for a “minor change” is pursuant to section 78 of the Planning Act 2016. The
original development application was subject to code assessment and therefore there were no
submitters. Consequently, the proposed “minor change” is able to be considered by Council
as the assessment manager despite the application having been considered and determined
by the Planning and Environment Court1.

Changed Proposal

The number of short-term accommodation units is being reduced primarily to meet the
carparking demand under the planning scheme (refer Amended Proposal Plans – Attachment
1). There are no dual key short-term accommodation units with 10 x 3 bedroom short-term
accommodation units. As explained below, the change in the number of units makes no
material difference to the bulk, scale and form of the development as it presents to road
frontages and other properties.

Essentially, it is not possible to maintain the number of short-term accommodation units and
provide the required 56 onsite carparks and 10 onsite motorcycle parks (condition 40). This is
because the design of the development needed to change at ground level to facilitate onsite
servicing with access from Thomas Street and egress onto Albert Street (condition 38).

Some additional covered parking is also being provided at ground level. The development is
being changed to reduce the number of units to meet the expected parking demand,
consistent with how parking has been previously considered, being a combination of onsite
and on street parking.

There is no increase in the demand for parking off the site, with the ratio of parking required
under the planning scheme compared to the amount of parking provided onsite essentially
being the same (excluding the contributions made previously for three (3) spaces):

       •    Current Approval - 63 carparking spaces required with 56 carparking spaces to be
            provided onsite this being a ratio of 0.88 (88%);

1
    Planning Act 2016 – Part 78A(2)(c)

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