Pearl and Elm St - Planning Report · MCU21/0117.01

5. Planning Assessment

The proposed Minor Change can be supported on a number of grounds as detailed below:

e The proposal can be defined as a Minor Change to Approval in accordance with Schedule
1 of the Planning Act 2016,

e The proposal is consistent with the outcomes sought by the Noosa Plan 2020, and

e The proposal is consistent with the intent of the Decision Notice (MCU21/0117 &
OPW21/0199).

5.1Development Codes

The development codes applicable to the proposed Minor Change are:
e Cooroy Local Plan Code,
e Medium Density Residential Zone code
e Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwelling Code, and
e Engineering Codes.

Areview of the development codes has been undertaken with the Minor Change complying with the
intent of the Performance Outcomes and Overall Outcomes of the abovementioned codes. More
specifically, a comparison review of the key parameters is provided above in Section 4.3 with 2
elements, being a minor building height encroachment and a reduced open space area for unit 7

have been assessed and considered compliant with the relevant performance outcomes.

5.2Minor Change

In accordance with Schedule 2 of the Planning Act 2016 a ‘minor change’ means change that -
(b) for a development approval—
(i) would not result in substantially different development; and

(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

(B) referral to a referral agency, other than to the chief executive, if there were no

referral agencies for the development application; or
(C) referral to extra referral agencies, other than to the chief executive; or

(D) a referral agency, in assessing the application under section 55(2), to assess the

application against, or have regard to, a matter, other than a matter the referral

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