Cover Letter - Minor Change Application · 51989.628.01

              o  significantly impact on traffic flow or the transport network as the additional crossover will
                 provide safe site distances and appropriate separation from boundaries, infrastructure and
                 nearby crossovers.
            o introduce new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts in that it will remain a
                 multiple dwelling with very little built form changes made to the existing form;
            o remove an incentive or offset component of the development;
            o impact on infrastructure provisions.
    +   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
    +   Public notification and notification would not be required for the change.

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 submitted in 1989.

The Noosa Plan 2020 (21 September 2020) was in effect at the time that this change application was made.
In this circumstance, it is considered that substantial weight should be afforded to the Noosa Plan 2020
when assessing the proposed changes, as this document sets out the current planning intent for the Shire
over the next 20 years.

The proposed development would be defined as a Multiple Dwelling under the Noosa Plan 2020. The
subject site is located within the Medium Density Residential Zone. A Multiple Dwelling is assessable against
the following benchmarks contained within the Noosa Plan 2020:
     + Hinterland Villages Local Plan Code;
     + Medium Density Residential Zone Code;
     + Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwelling Code; and
     + Works Codes.

An assessment of the proposed changes against the key development parameters within the above-
mentioned codes is provided below.

Table 1 - Assessment of Development Parameters (applying to entire site area)

                    The Noosa Plan 2020                Proposal                              Compliance
                    (Acceptable Outcome)
 Site Cover         Does not exceed 40%                387.7m2 (20.6%)                       P
 GFA/Plot           Does not exceed 0.4:1; or          406.9m2 (0.20: 1)                     P
 Ratio              exceed 0.5:1 for small dwelling