Cover Letter & Report

     3.1 Assessment of Substantially Different Development

     Schedule 1: Substantially different development of the Development Assessment Rules (Version 1.3 dated 11
     September 2020) provides guidance on determining if a proposed change to a development approval results in a
     substantially different development.

     Although it depends on the individual circumstances of the development, the Development Assessment Rules
     provides a list of changes that may result in substantially different development. These criteria are provided below,
     along with an assessment of how the proposal meets each requirement.

          1. The proposed changes do not involve a new use.

                  Comment: There are no new uses proposed that would create different or additional impacts.

          2. The proposed changes do not result in the application applying to a new parcel of land.

                  Comment: The proposed minor change applies to the same parcels of land as the current development
                  approval.

          3. The proposed changes do not dramatically change the built form in terms of scale, bulk and appearance.

                  Comment: The changes to the proposed reconfiguration plan are minor and do not involve a dramatic
                  change to built form.

          4. The proposed changes do not change the ability of the proposal to operate as intended.

                  Comment: The proposed changes will not affect the ability of the proposal to operate as intended i.e. for
                  rural lifestyle lots.

          5. The proposed changes do not remove a component that is integral to the operation of the development.

                  Comment: The proposed changes do not seek to remove any components that are integral to the operation
                  of the development.

          6. The proposed changes do not significantly impact on traffic flow and the transport network, such as
             increasing traffic to the site.

                  Comment: As demonstrated in the response to point 1. above, the proposed changes are not anticipated as
                  generating impacts on traffic flow or the existing road network beyond what was already anticipated under
                  the existing development approval.




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