Planning Regulation 2017
sch.6-sec.2BOther material change of use for rooming accommodation
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sch.6-sec.2B Other material change of use for rooming accommodation
A material change of use of premises for rooming accommodation, if— the accommodation is provided in a class 1 building; and the material change of use— does not involve the carrying out of building work; or involves the carrying out of minor building work only; and the premises are included in a general residential zone, low density residential zone or low-medium density residential zone under a local categorising instrument; and the material change of use does not result in a new vehicular access to a State-controlled road; and the premises— have no more than 5 bedrooms, including any bedroom used as part of a manager’s residence; and are occupied by no more than 5 persons; and either— no overlay about bush fire hazards, coastal hazards, flood hazards or landslide hazards applies to the premises; or an overlay about bush fire hazards, coastal hazards, flood hazards or landslide hazards applies to the premises and the application of the overlay does not result in the material change of use being categorised as assessable development. A material change of use of premises for rooming accommodation, if— the accommodation is provided in a class 1 building; and the material change of use involves the carrying out of building work other than minor building work; and the premises are included in a general residential zone, low density residential zone or low-medium density residential zone under a local categorising instrument; and the material change of use does not result in a new vehicular access to a State-controlled road; and the premises— have no more than 5 bedrooms, including any bedroom used as part of a manager’s residence; and are occupied by no more than 5 persons; and either— no relevant overlay applies to the premises; or a relevant overlay applies to the premises and the application of the overlay does not result in the material change of use being categorised as assessable development; and the material change of use does not involve a basement or an underground parking area; and the premises are not on a local heritage register under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 ; and the material change of use provides landscaping between a building that is on the premises and the front boundary of the premises, excluding any driveway or pedestrian access; and the area of the landscaping mentioned in paragraph (i) is— for premises with a frontage of less than 15m—at least 30m2; or otherwise—at least 40m2. In this section— a reference to a zone using a particular name is taken to be a reference to the zone of that name stated in schedule 2 ; and a reference to an overlay is a reference to the overlay as identified in the local categorising instrument and relevant to assessment of the material change of use. In this section— landscaping means any combination of trees, grass, plants and garden beds. See also section 16 (2) . sch 6 s 2B ins 2025 SL No. 149 s 15 exp 2 December 2026 (see s 16(2)) (sch.6-sec.2B-ssec.1) A material change of use of premises for rooming accommodation, if— the accommodation is provided in a class 1 building; and the material change of use— does not involve the carrying out of building work; or involves the carrying out of minor building work only; and the premises are included in a general residential zone, low density residential zone or low-medium density residential zone under a local categorising instrument; and the material change of use does not result in a new vehicular access to a State-controlled road; and the premises— have no more than 5 bedrooms, including any bedroom used as part of a manager’s residence; and are occupied by no more than 5 persons; and either— no overlay about bush fire hazards, coastal hazards, flood hazards or landslide hazards applies to the premises; or an overlay about bush fire hazards, coastal hazards, flood hazards or landslide hazards applies to the premises and the application of the overlay does not result in the material change of use being categorised as assessable development. (sch.6-sec.2B-ssec.2) A material change of use of premises for rooming accommodation, if— the accommodation is provided in a class 1 building; and the material change of use involves the carrying out of building work other than minor building work; and the premises are included in a general residential zone, low density residential zone or low-medium density residential zone under a local categorising instrument; and the material change of use does not result in a new vehicular access to a State-controlled road; and the premises— have no more than 5 bedrooms, including any bedroom used as part of a manager’s residence; and are occupied by no more than 5 persons; and either— no relevant overlay applies to the premises; or a relevant overlay applies to the premises and the application of the overlay does not result in the material change of use being categorised as assessable development; and the material change of use does not involve a basement or an underground parking area; and the premises are not on a local heritage register under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 ; and the material change of use provides landscaping between a building that is on the premises and the front boundary of the premises, excluding any driveway or pedestrian access; and the area of the landscaping mentioned in paragraph (i) is— for premises with a frontage of less than 15m—at least 30m2; or otherwise—at least 40m2. (sch.6-sec.2B-ssec.3) In this section— a reference to a zone using a particular name is taken to be a reference to the zone of that name stated in schedule 2 ; and a reference to an overlay is a reference to the overlay as identified in the local categorising instrument and relevant to assessment of the material change of use. (sch.6-sec.2B-ssec.4) In this section— landscaping means any combination of trees, grass, plants and garden beds.