Minor Change Request report Natasha Ave Updates 28.08.25 · MCU21/0231.02

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 2. Minor Change Test
An assessment against the meaning of minor change and a response about the proposed
application is provided below. The Planning Act 2016 defines a minor change as a change
to the approval that:
 It would not result in a substantially different development*;

 (*In determining whether the proposed change would result in substantially different development, the assessment manager
 or referral agency must consider the individual circumstances of the development, in the context of the change proposed.)

 Schedule 1 of the Development Assessment Rules set outs provisions for a substantially different development. A change
 may be considered to result in a substantially different development if the proposed change results in any of the following
 outlined in Table 1 below.

 Table 1 - Substantially different development

            Provisions of Schedule 1 of the DA Rules                 Response


      (a)      Involves a new use                                 There are no new uses proposed onsite.


      (b)      results in the application applying to a new       No new parcel of land is introduced.
               parcel of land; or

      (c)      dramatically changes the built form in terms of    The built form and appearance is not dramatically changing and still complies with
               scale, bulk and appearance; or                     the relevant Noosa Plan parameters.


      (d)      changes the ability of the proposed                There is no change to the operation of the development to operate as a multiple
               development to operate as intended; or             dwelling.


      (e)      removes a component that is integral to the        The proposal will be used as a multiple dwelling.
               operation of the development; or

      (f)      significantly impacts on traffic flow and the      No changes to parking or numbers of bedrooms.
               transport network, such as increasing traffic to
               the site; or

      (g)      introduces new impacts or increase the             No new impacts or the severity of impacts.
               severity of known impacts; or

      (h)      removes an incentive or offset component that      Does not remove an offset or incentive components of the development.
               would have balanced a negative impact of the
               development; or

      (i)      impacts on infrastructure provisions.              There are no additional impacts on infrastructure.


 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
 Response: The change does not include any prohibited development.

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

 Response: No referral required for the development.

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

 Response: No referral agencies are applicable to the current development.

  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
 Response: The proposed change would not result in the chief executive having to consider matters additional to those
 considered when the application was made.

 E.            public notification if public notification was not required for the development application.
 Response: The original application included public notification.

 Given the above, the proposed change to the existing approval is a minor change in
 accordance with Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016 and Schedule 1 of the Development
 Assessment Rules.

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3. Deciding the Request
In accordance with S81 of The Planning Act 2016, Council must only consider the
information provided and any other matter considered relevant, including — all matters
Council would or may assess against or have regard to, if the change application were a
development application.
Council must only consider the statutory instrument, or other document, as in effect when
the development application for the development approval was properly made. However,
may give weight they consider appropriate, in the circumstances, to—
     (a) the statutory instrument or other document as in effect when the change application was made (Superseded
     Planning Scheme); 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.




4. Assessment
Council has inspected the site as part of their compliance inspection and noted the
amendments to the screening vegetation along the western boundary, as well as the
changes between buildings K1-K3.
The changes to the podium were a result of the building classification and fire
requirements. This was noted at the pre-start meeting with Council, however this
application is for formal approval of these changes.
Furthermore, the landscaping along the western boundary is in accordance with the
approved Operational Work Plans, however additional screening has been included along
K1-3 to ensure overlooking is minimised.
These changes do not impact any of the built form parameters of The Noosa Plan.

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5. Changes to Conditions
It is requested Condition 2 and 20d be changed to reflect the as built development on the
site.




If you have any further queries in relation to the above, please do not hesitate to contact
myself.
Regards,




Jack Lewis B.Sc Hons UNSW M.Plan Otago MPIA MQELA
Planner/Director
Pivotal Perspective Pty Ltd
0406 334 227