Planning Report 17-185 The Islander · 51987.3790.03

                agency must have assessed the application against, or had regard to, when the
                application was made; or

                (E) public notification if public notification was not required for the development
                application.

In respect of whether the change results in a ‘substantially different’ development, assessment
against Schedule 2: Substantially Different Development Guideline contained within the
Development Assessment Rules, is provided in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Substantially Different Development Guideline

       ‘Substantially different’
                                                                        Comment
            development
 Involves a new use                         The residential (unit) use will remain unchanged.
 Results in the application applying        No new land is applied over as part of this change
 to a new parcel of land
                                            application.
 Dramatically changes the built             As demonstrated within the Proposed Architectural Plans
 form in terms of scale, bulk, and
                                            included within Appendix A the proposed change
 appearance
                                            consists largely of an internal reconfiguration of the unit
                                            and a minor increase in the site cover.
                                            The redesign permits a second bathroom to be included
                                            on the ground floor and presents an enhanced living
                                            arrangement. The unit will remain as a two-bedroom unit
                                            and the loft from the first floor will be removed.
 Changes the ability of the proposal        The redesign does not alter the use as intended.
 to operate as intended
 Removes a component that is                The proposed minor change will not alter the operation
 integral to the operation of the
                                            of the development.
 development
 Significantly impacts on traffic flow      No impacts will be as a result of the proposed Minor
 and the transport network, such as
                                            Change application.
 increasing traffic to the site
 Introduces new impacts or increases        The redesign presents an improved operational outcome
 the severity of known impacts
                                            for the Unit. The additional Site Cover and GFA
                                            represents an insignificant increase to the total
                                            approved site area.
 Removes an incentive or offset             The change represents an inconsequential change to
 component that would have
                                            the overall appearance and use of the Unit. No incentive
 balanced a negative impact of the
 development                                or offset component will be impacted as a result of the
                                            proposed Minor Change.
 Impacts on infrastructure provisions       The proposed Minor Change will not impact upon any
                                            infrastructure network.




RG Strategic                         Planning Report – Minor Change Application                       10