Variation to Development Standards Register

Under Clause 64 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000, Council may assume the NSW Department of Planning’s Director-General’s concurrence in relation to an application to vary a development standard. This is under State Environmental Planning Policy No.1 (SEPP1) and Clause 4.6 of Forbes Local Environmental Plan 2013, subject to maintaining a register and reporting these variations to the Department of Planning. The following SEPP 1/Clause 4.6 variations have been approved by Council:

Development Application 2022/83

Address: 16 Grenfell Street, Forbes Zone:  R1 General Residential Development

Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size for Dual Occupancy

Justification of Variation: The subject property is within close proximity (less than 400 metres) to the CBD and Lake Forbes. The CBD is an active street area with significant services, and Lake Forbes is a treated open parkland with extensive open space, playgrounds and other outdoor utilities. The proposed development is for two smaller dwellings that still maintain considerable outdoor space. Due to the close proximity to the CBD and Lake Forbes, it is considered that a larger land size is unnecessary in this instance.

Extent of Variation: 9.9%

Concurring Authority: Council Delegation

Date of determination: 28 September 2022

Development Application 2021/90 - Torrens Title Subdivision

Address: 82 Farrand Street, Forbes
Zone: R1 General Residential
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: To allow for logical use of the land to support semi-detached dual occupancy.
Extent of Variation: 8.2%
Concurring Authority: Council Delegation
Date of determination: 7 October 2021

Development Application 2020/107 - Torrens Title Subdivision

Address: 21 Oxford Street, Forbes
Zone: R1 General Residential
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: To allow for two dwellings to be placed on the subject lot, both of which have frontage to a road.
Extent of Variation: 19.3% and 46.8% respectively
Concurring Authority: Full Council Meeting
Date of determination: 6 January 2021

Development Application 2020/107 - Dual Occupancy

Address: 21 Oxford Street, Forbes
Zone: R1 General Residential
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size for the purposes of Dual Occupancy
Justification of Variation: To allow for two dwellings to be placed on the subject lot, both of which have frontage to a road.
Extent of Variation: <1%
Concurring Authority: Council Delegation
Date of determination: 6 January 2021

Development Application 2019/100 - Torrens Title Subdivision

Address: 37 Little Wambat Street, Forbes
Zone: R1 General Residential
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: To allow for frontage to York Street while maintaining existing dwelling with frontage to Little Wambat Street
Extent of Variation: 6.1% and 8.1% respectively
Concurring Authority: Council Delegation
Date of determination: 19 December 2019

Development Application 2019/91 - Torrens Title Subdivision

Address: 22 Kent Street, Forbes
Zone: R1 General Residential
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: To allow dual occupancy units to be single dwellings
Extent of Variation: 32%
Concurring Authority: Council Meeting
Date of determination: 21 November 2019

Development Application 2016/106/2 - Residential Subdivision

Address: Lot 15 DP 811626, College Road Forbes
Zone: RU4/R5
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: Variation approved in previous DA
Extent of Variation: 2%
Concurring Authority: Council
Date of determination: 17 January 2018

Development Application 2016/106 - Residential Subdivision

Address: Lot 15 DP 811626, College Road Forbes
Zone: RU4/R5
Development Standard to be varied: Minimum Lot Size
Justification of Variation: 2% variation to R5 land considered insignificant. RU4 land is residual land not used for development
Extent of Variation: 2%
Concurring Authority: Council
Date of determination: 22 December 2016