[Letter] Minor Change Letter

          Appendix B – Substantially Different Development.
                                       DA Rules - Schedule 1
                            Substantially Different Development Test
1. An assessment manager or responsible entity may determine that the change is a minor
   change to a development application or development approval, where – amongst other criteria
   – a minor change is a change that would not result in ‘substantially different development’.
2. An assessment manager or responsible entity must determine if the proposed change would
   result in substantially different development for a change—
       a. made to a proposed development application the subject of a response given under
            section 57(3) of the Act and a properly made application;
       b. made to a development application in accordance with part 6;
       c. made to a development approval after the appeal period.
3. 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.
4. A change may be considered to result in a substantially different development if the proposed
     change:
a) involves a new use; or         The proposal does not involve a new use.


b) results in the application          The proposed development does not require an application
  applying to a new parcel of land;    for a new parcel of land.
  or
c) dramatically changes the built      The proposed change will not dramatically increase in the
  form in terms of scale, bulk and     scale, bulk or appearance of the development.
  appearance; or                       The proposal is replacing a rooftop structure that is lawfully
                                       established. Considering the proposed retractable awning
                                       has open sides and the area of roof is reduced on the rooftop
                                       the minor increase in height is not considered to involve a
                                       dramatic change to the appearance of the building.
d) changes the ability of the          No change to the operation of the Multiple Dwelling will occur.
   proposed      development      to
   operate as intended; or
e) removes a component that is         No integral components are removed.
   integral to the operation of the
   development; or
f) significantly impacts on traffic    No change to traffic will occur.
   flow and the transport network,
   such as increasing traffic to the
   site; or
g) introduces new impacts or           The are no new impacts, including potential impacts to visual
   increase the severity of known      amenity, overshadowing or privacy as discussed in the detail
   impacts; or                         within the assessment letter..
h) removes an incentive or offset      There are no incentives or offsets removed as part of the
   component that would have           proposed minor change.
   balanced a negative impact of
   the development; or
i) impacts      on    infrastructure   There will be no impact on the existing infrastructure.
   provisions.