Cover Letter - Minor Change Application

     +     The change would not cause the application to require public notification.

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:

(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 application was submitted on 4 December 2006 under the Noosa Plan 2006 which applied at
the time.

The Noosa Plan 2020 (21 September 2020) was in effect at the time that this change application was made.
The proposed development would be defined as a Medium Impact Industry under the Noosa Plan 2020.
The subject site is located within the Medium Impact Industry Zone and the Cooroy Local Plan Area. A
Medium Impact Industry Use is assessable against the following benchmarks contained within the Noosa
Plan 2020:
    + Cooroy Local Plan Code;
    + Medium Impact Industry Zone Code;
    + Industry Activities Code;
    + Works Codes.

The proposed development remains consistent with the applicable assessment provisions under the
Noosa Plan 2020. An assessment against the key requirement contained within both the Noosa Plan 2006
and Noosa Plan 2020 is provided below:

 Criteria                          NP 2006                  NP 2020             Proposal          Complies
 Site Area                         -                        -                   5795.38m²         ü
 Site cover                        -                        -                   39%               ü
 Gross floor area                  -                        -                   2310m²            ü

 Landscaped open space             15% min                  15% min             24%               ü

 Landscaping Setbacks              2m front (adjacent       2m front            3m to front and   ü
                                   uncovered parking) and   (adjacent           4m to sides
                                   3 m side                 uncovered
                                                            parking) and 0m
                                                            to side and rear

 Building height
                                   2 storeys max            2 storeys max       1 storey          ü
 •       storeys                   10 metres                10 metres           4.8-7.9 metres    ü
 •       metres
 Boundary setbacks
                                   6 metres min             6 metres min        31.5 metres       ü
  • Frontage
  • Side (north)                   No setback to industry   No setback to       4 metres          ü
                                   No setback to industry   industry