Cover Letter - Minor Change Application · 51987.3004.01

 31205-S2.2           -     Detail Sections, prepared by SCG Consulting          July 22
                            Engineers
 31205-N              -     General Construction Notes, prepared by SCG          July 22
                            Consulting Engineers

Approved Documents
 Plan No.      Rev.        Plan/Document Name                                 Date
 -             -           Tree Management Report – 6 Park Road, Noosa        14th September
                           Heads, prepared by Arbor Active                    2022


Statutory Process

Change Application - Planning Act 2016

The proposed changes to the development approval, are considered to constitute a ‘minor change’
under section 78 of the Planning Act 2016 on grounds that:
    + The change would not result in a substantially different development because the change
       relates to a minor alterations to an existing dwelling house;
    + The change would not cause the approval to include prohibited development;
    + The change would not require the application to be referred to a referral agency;
    + There were no referral agencies involved with the original application; and
    + The proposed change would not require notification under the Noosa Plan 2020.

For the reasons outlined above, it is considered that the proposed changes constitute a ‘minor
change’ to the approved development. On this basis, it is considered that the request should be
dealt with pursuant to provisions outlined within Section 81 of the Planning Act 2016.

Assessment Procedures

In accordance with Section 81 of the Planning Act 2016, in assessing the change application:

(4) The responsible entity must consider the statutory instrument, or other document, as in effect
when the development application for the development approval was properly made.

(5) However, the responsible entity may give the weight the responsible entity considers is
appropriate, in the circumstances, to— (a) the statutory instrument or other document as in effect
when the change application was made;

The original dwelling was approved by council at its meeting on 18th August 1987 (TPC 1864).

The Noosa Plan 2020 (21 September 2020) was in effect at the time that this change application was
made. In this circumstance, it is considered that weight should be afforded to the Noosa Plan 2020
when assessing the proposed changes, as this document sets out the current planning intent for the
Shire over the next 20 years.

The proposed development would constitute a Dwelling House under the Noosa Plan 2020. The
subject site is located within the Low Density Residential Zone and the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area.