Planning Assessment - Minor Change Application - DA 132007.12.6

PLANNING ASSESSMENT
Proposed change application – DA 132007.12.6
Noosaville Medical and Professional Centre




           (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 to assess the application against, or have regard to, matters
                     prescribed by regulation under section 55(2), other than matters the referral agency
                     must have assessed the application against, or have had regard to, when the
                     application was made; or
                (E) public notification if public notification was not required for the development
                     application.

From a review of the relevant criteria, it is evident the identified changes are consistent with the test
for a minor change, in that it:

      ▪    Does not result in substantially different development, as assessed in Seciton 6.1 below.
      ▪    Does not incorporate any prohibited development, as required by item (ii)(A).
      ▪    Does not trigger any new or additional referral requirements, as outlined in items (ii)(B)-(D) –
           note that where the chief executive (SARA) was a referral agency for the development
           application, the chief executive is not an affected entity.
      ▪    Does not trigger public notification requirements for the development application.

6.1       Substantially Different Development

The following assessment in accordance with Schedule 1(4) of the Development Assessment Rules
made under the Planning Act, section 68(1), confirms the proposed change constitutes a minor change,
in that it does not result in a ‘substantially different’ development as required by section 78 (b)(i) of the
Planning Act.

From a review of the relevant criteria, it is evident the proposed changes do not constitute substantially
different development as outlined in TABLE 3 below.


 TABLE 3: SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT
 Guideline Criteria                          Comment
 Involves a new use                          The proposal does not introduce a new use. Health care
                                             services are approved under the existing Development
                                             Permit.
 Results in the application applying to      The proposal does not introduce a new parcel of land.
 a new parcel of land
 Dramatically changes the built form         The proposal seeks to provide a building extension that is
 in terms of scale, bulk and                 not dramatically different from the scale, bulk and
 appearance                                  appearance of the existing development – refer to Section
                                             7.1 below.
 Changes the ability of the proposed         The proposal warrants consideration of the following two
 development to operate as intended          (2) operational matters:

                                                  ▪   Ability for the vehicular and access arrangements
                                                      to operate as intended; and




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