Planning assessment · MCU21/0171.01

Consequential changes to development approval documents
The proposed changes will not necessitate any changes to the conditions of approval. Only the plans
referenced in the approved plans list is required to be updated.

Planning assessment of minor change
The proposed changes have been weighed against the statutory minor change provisions in the Planning
Act 2016 and the substantially different development provisions in the DA rules. The proposed changes
are considered to wholly satisfy the definition of a minor change as per the town planning commentary
included below.

Planning Act 2016 – definition of minor change
minor change means a change that—
(b) for a development approval— (i) would not result in substantially different development; and

Town planning comment – refer to substantially different development commentary below.

(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

Town planning comment – The changes do not result in the inclusion of prohibited development.

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

Town planning comment – No referral agencies are triggered by the proposed changes.

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

Town planning comment – The proposed changes would not alter the level of assessment.

DA Rules Schedule 1 – Substantially Different Development
A change may be considered to result in a substantially different development if any of the following
apply to the proposed change:

(a) involves a new use; or

Town planning comment – The application remains for a dwelling house.


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