Planning Statement

Assessing and Decision a Changes Application under Planning Act 2016

Section 81(2) and (3) of the Planning Act 2016 specifies what the responsible entity must consider when
assessing and deciding applications for minor changes including the following:

      (2) When assessing the change application, the responsible entity must consider—

            (a) the information the applicant included with the application; and
            (b) if the responsible entity is the assessment manager and submissions were properly made
                about the development application—the submissions; and
            (c) any pre-request response notice or response notice given in relation to the change application;
                and
            (d) all matters the responsible entity would or may assess against or have regard to, if the change
                application were a development application; and
            (e) another matter that the responsible entity considers relevant.

      (3) For subsection (2)(d), the responsible entity—
          (a) must assess against, or have regard to, the matters that applied when the development
              application was made; and
          (b) may assess against, or have regard to, the matters that applied when the change application
              was made.

The applicable planning instruments that Council must have regard to include:
             State Planning Regulation;
             State Planning Policy; and
             The Noosa Plan.


4.1 Noosa Plan

The subject site is located in the Noosa Heads Local Plan Area and zoned Medium Density
Residential the purpose of which is to provide for medium density multiple dwellings and facilities that
support local residents.

The original application was assessed under the 1985 Planning Scheme and noted that the proposal
was an underdevelopment of the site and was sympathetic to the topography of the land. A review of
the proposed changed against this scheme as well as the new Noosa Plan 2020 as detailed in the
table below.

                            Noosa Plan 1985              Noosa Plan 2020              Proposal                    Complies
                            Requirements                 Requirements

      Site Area             1187                         1187m2                       1187m2
      Gross Floor Area      0.45 = 534.15m2              0.4 = 474.8                  435m2                       complies
      Site cover            40%                          40%                          40%                         complies
      Landscaping           264m2 min                    474.8m2                      700m2 estimate              complies
      Boundary setbacks     • Frontage -6.0m             • Frontage -6.0m             • Frontage – 2m             No change

                            • Side – 1.5m up to 4.5      • Side – 1.5m up to 4.5      • Eastern Side – 1.5 m      No
                            and 2m between 4.5 and       and 2m between 4.5 and       • Western Side – 3.0m       change
                            7.5m and 2.5 above 7.5m      7.5m and 2.5 above 7.5m

                            • Rear – 6.0m                • Rear – 6.0m                • Rear– 9m                  No
                                                                                                                  change

      Building Height       2 storeys max                2 storeys max                2 storeys max               complies
                            8 metres max                 8 metres max                 8 metres max

      Length of wall        15 metres with one design    • 15 metres with one         • complies
                            element                      design element               • variation in roof forms   complies
                                                         • Parapet not exceed 50%     • segmented balconies
                                                         width along front façade

      Carparking -          1 covered space per          1 covered space per          4 uncovered                 No change
                            dwelling unit and 1 spaces   dwelling unit and 1 spaces
                            for visitor parking          for visitor parking