Minor Change Report - 132002.220212.3 (As Published).pdf

               2.     BACKGROUND
               17 October 2002 - Development approval for a Material Change of Use of Premises – Refurbish
               Existing Hotel & Multiple Dwelling (45 Units).
               26 February 2004 - Council approved a change to this approval. Further refurbishments to the
               hotel were also approved in August 2025.
               During preliminary investigations, it was identified that the existing fire hydrant servicing the hotel
               and adjoining apartments did not provide sufficient flow and pressure. The applicant is now seeking
               a Minor Change to the development approval to allow for works to address this issue.
               3.     ASSESSMENT
               3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment
               Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
               statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:
               •      State Planning Policy;
               •      South East Queensland Regional Plan;
               •      Planning Regulation 2017; and
               •      Noosa Plan 2020 (20 March 2026).
               3.2. Statutory Process
               The applicant has requested to make a minor change to a development approval under s78 of the
               Planning Act 2016. An application for a minor change to a development approval can only be made
               in circumstances where a change would constitute a ‘minor change’.
               The proposed change to the development approval requested by the applicant is determined to
               constitute a minor change on the grounds that:
               •      the development would not result in substantially different development as the proposal does
                      not:
                      o     dramatically change the built form in terms of scale, bulk and appearance; or
                      o     change the ability of the proposed development to operate as intended; or
                      o     remove a component that is integral to the operation of the development; or
                      o     significantly impact on traffic flow and the transport network, such as increasing traffic
                            to the site; or
                      o     introduce new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts; or
                      o     remove an incentive or offset component that would have balanced a negative impact
                            of the development; or
                      o     impact on infrastructure provisions.
               •      the change does not include prohibited development;
               •      the change would not require the application to be referred to an additional referral agency
                      or cause a referral agency to have regard to new matters prescribed by regulation;
               •      where the original application was code assessable, the change would not cause the
                      application to become impact assessable.
               3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
               The original application was lodged and assessed under the now superseded Shire of Noosa
               Strategic Plan 1997. Pursuant to s81 of the Planning Act 2017, Council must consider the planning
               scheme in effect when the original development application was lodged, however Council may give
               weight to Noosa Plan 2020 as the planning scheme in effect at the time of the minor change
               application being lodged.
               The following codes from Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:


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2. BACKGROUND

17 October 2002 - Development approval for a Material Change of Use of Premises — Refurbish
Existing Hotel & Multiple Dwelling (45 Units).

26 February 2004 - Council approved a change to this approval. Further refurbishments to the
hotel were also approved in August 2025.

During preliminary investigations, it was identified that the existing fire hydrant servicing the hotel
and adjoining apartments did not provide sufficient flow and pressure. The applicant is now seeking
a Minor Change to the development approval to allow for works to address this issue.

3. ASSESSMENT
3.1. Instruments for Statutory Assessment

Under the Planning Act 2016 the application must be assessed against each of the following
statutory planning instruments to the extent they are relevant to the development:

e State Planning Policy;

° South East Queensland Regional Plan;
e Planning Regulation 2017; and

e Noosa Plan 2020 (20 March 2026).

3.2. Statutory Process

The applicant has requested to make a minor change to a development approval under s78 of the
Planning Act 2016. An application for a minor change to a development approval can only be made
in circumstances where a change would constitute a ‘minor change’.

The proposed change to the development approval requested by the applicant is determined to
constitute a minor change on the grounds that:

e the development would not result in substantially different development as the proposal does
not:

° dramatically change the built form in terms of scale, bulk and appearance; or
° change the ability of the proposed development to operate as intended; or

° remove a component that is integral to the operation of the development; or
Oo

significantly impact on traffic flow and the transport network, such as increasing traffic
to the site; or

° introduce new impacts or increase the severity of known impacts; or

° remove an incentive or offset component that would have balanced a negative impact
of the development; or

° impact on infrastructure provisions.

e the change does not include prohibited development;

e the change would not require the application to be referred to an additional referral agency
or cause a referral agency to have regard to new matters prescribed by regulation;

e where the original application was code assessable, the change would not cause the
application to become impact assessable.
3.3. Statutory Instruments — Planning Scheme

The original application was lodged and assessed under the now superseded Shire of Noosa
Strategic Plan 1997. Pursuant to s81 of the Planning Act 2017, Council must consider the planning
scheme in effect when the original development application was lodged, however Council may give
weight to Noosa Plan 2020 as the planning scheme in effect at the time of the minor change
application being lodged.

The following codes from Noosa Plan 2020 are applicable to this development:

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