Minor Change Assessment Letter.pdf

ASSESSMENT
The Planning Act 2016 includes the following requirements for the assessment of change
applications:

       “Pursuant to Clause 81 (4) & (5) 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.

       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; or
          (b)    if the statutory instrument or other document is amended or replaced
                 after the change application is made but before it is decided—the
                 amended or replacement instrument or document; or
          (c)    another statutory instrument—
                 (i)     that comes into effect after the change application is made but
                         before it is decided; and
                 (ii)    that the responsible entity would have been required to
                         consider if the instrument had been in effect when the
                         development application for the development approval was
                         properly made”.

As outlined above, the proposed works involve critical upgrades to the fire hydrant pump and
booster system along the Noosa Drive frontage. The upgrades are necessary to improve fire
safety and ensure the system performs effectively in an emergency.

Under the Noosa Plan 2020, the site is within the Tourist Accommodation Zone and the Noosa
Heads Local Plan area. Given the minor scale of the proposed works, Council advised at the
pre-lodgement meeting that acceptable outcomes AO13.1, AO18.4 and AO22.4 in the Tourist
Accommodation Zone Code are relevant to the assessment and these are discussed below.

Acceptable Outcome 13.1
AO13.1 reads as follows:

       “Except where otherwise specified in a local plan code, buildings and structures meet
       the following minimum boundary setbacks:

       In the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area (excluding the Hastings Street Mixed Use
       Precinct):

          a) 6 metres from the front boundary for up to two storeys;
          b) 10 metres from the front boundary for the third and fourth storey;
          c) From side boundaries:
               i)     1.5 metres setback up to 4.5 metres height;
               ii)    2 metres setback between 4.5 metres - 7.5 metres height; and
               iii)   2 metres plus 500 millimetres for every 3 metres or part thereof above
                      7.5 metres height;
          d) 6 metres from the rear boundary for up to two storeys; and
          e) 8 metres from the rear boundary for the third and fourth storey".


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PROJECT &
URBAN
ASSESSMENT

The Planning Act 2016 includes the following requirements for the assessment of change
applications:

  

 

“Pursuant to Clause 81 (4) & (5) 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.

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; or
(b) if the statutory instrument or other document is amended or replaced
after the change application is made but before it is decided—the
amended or replacement instrument or document; or
(c) another statutory instrument—
(i) that comes into effect after the change application is made but
before it is decided; and
(ii) that the responsible entity would have been required to
consider if the instrument had been in effect when the
development application for the development approval was
properly made”.

As outlined above, the proposed works involve critical upgrades to the fire hydrant pump and
booster system along the Noosa Drive frontage. The upgrades are necessary to improve fire
safety and ensure the system performs effectively in an emergency.

Under the Noosa Plan 2020, the site is within the Tourist Accommodation Zone and the Noosa
Heads Local Plan area. Given the minor scale of the proposed works, Council advised at the
pre-lodgement meeting that acceptable outcomes AO13.1, AO18.4 and AO22.4 in the Tourist
Accommodation Zone Code are relevant to the assessment and these are discussed below.

Acceptable Outcome 13.1
AO713.1 reads as follows:

“Except where otherwise specified in a local plan code, buildings and structures meet
the following minimum boundary setbacks:

In the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area (excluding the Hastings Street Mixed Use
Precinct):

a) 6metres from the front boundary for up to two storeys;
b) 10 metres from the front boundary for the third and fourth storey;
c) From side boundaries:

i) 1.5 metres setback up to 4.5 metres height;

ii) 2 metres setback between 4.5 metres - 7.5 metres height; and

iii) 2 metres plus 500 millimetres for every 3 metres or part thereof above
7.5 metres height;

d) 6 metres from the rear boundary for up to two storeys; and
e) 8 metres from the rear boundary for the third and fourth storey".