Minor Change - Updated Planning Report (25.7.2022) · 51997.2397.03

5.2 Minor Change

In accordance with Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016 a ‘minor change’ means change that -

(b) for a development approval—

         (i) would not result in substantially different development; and

         (ii) if a development application for the development, including the change, were made
         when the change application is made would not cause—

                 (A) the inclusion of prohibited development in the application; or

                 (B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were no
                 referral agencies for the development application; or

                 (C) referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief executive; or

                 (D) a referral agency, in assessing the application under section 55(2), to assess the
                 application against, or have regard to, a matter, other than a matter the referral
                 agency must have assessed the application against, or had regard to, when the
                 application was made; or

                 (E) public notification if public notification was not required for the development
                 application.

In respect of whether the change results in a ‘substantially different’ development, assessment
against Schedule 1: Substantially Different Development Guideline contained within the
Development Assessment Rules, is provided in Table 1 below:

Table 1 - Substantially Different Development Guideline

       ‘Substantially different’
                                                                        Comment
            development
 Involves a new use                         The residential use remains unchanged.
 Results in the application applying        No new land is applied over as part of this change
 to a new parcel of land
                                            application.
 Dramatically changes the built             As demonstrated within the architectural plans included
 form in terms of scale, bulk, and
                                            within Appendix A and the Figures provided throughout
 appearance
                                            this    report    demonstrates        the   scale,   bulk   and
                                            appearance of the units does not dramatically change.
                                            The development has simply installed glazing between
                                            existing walls.
 Changes the ability of the proposal        The BBQ area does not alter the use.
 to operate as intended
 Removes a component that is                The proposed minor change will not alter the operation
 integral to the operation of the
                                            of the development.
 development
 Significantly impacts on traffic flow      No impacts will occur as a result of the proposed Minor
 and the transport network, such as
                                            Change application.
 increasing traffic to the site

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