Cover Letter - Minor Change Application · 131998.981126.5

Statutory Process

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 a minor additions and alterations to an existing place of worship use;
    + The changes would not cause the approval to include prohibited development;
    + The change would not require the application to be referred to a referral agency;
    + There were no referral agencies involved with the original application; and
    + The original application underwent public notification and notification would not be
       required 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:

(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 assessed and approved under the 1997 Strategic Plan for the Shire of
Noosa.

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 Place of Worship under the Noosa Plan
2020. The subject site is located within the Community Services Zone (Place of Worship annotation)
and the Noosaville Local Plan Area. A Place of Worship Use is code assessable against the following
benchmarks contained within the Noosa Plan 2020:
    + Noosaville Local Plan Code;
    + Community Facilities Zone Code;
    + Community Activities Code;
    + Works Code

The proposed development remains consistent with the applicable assessment provisions under the
Noosa Plan 2020.