Cover Letter - Minor Change Application (OPW)

Statutory Process and Assessment Requirements

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
         making minor changes to the proposed engineering work to be consistent with a higher order
         application;
    + The change would not cause the approval to include prohibited development;
    + The change would not require the application to be referred to extra referral agencies;
    + 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 the assessment
manager must consider:

(2)(da) all matters the responsible entity would or may assess against or have regard to, if the change
application were a development 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 development application was submitted under the Noosa Plan 2020 and there have been no
changes to the planning scheme that would affect the assessment of the application.

The proposal operational work remains compliant with the Noosa Plan 2020 and will not result in any
different or additional impacts.

Conclusion

The above report demonstrates that the proposal involves a minor change under the Planning Act 2016.
Overall, the proposed development will remain compliant with the requirements of the applicable codes
under the Noosa Plan 2020. Consequently, the minor change application should be supported