Significantly different from plan amendment—Act, s 32 (4)
30 Significantly different from plan amendment—Act, s 32 (4)
A building (the new building) built to amended plans is significantly different from a building (the old building) built to the unamended plans if—
the floor area, roof area or volume of the new building has changed by more than 1% from the old building; or
the new building is not the same class of building as the old building; or
if the old building had parts that are not of the same class of building—
the position of the parts in the new building has changed; or
the floor area, roof area or volume of the parts in the new building has changed by more than 1% from the old building; or
any dimension of the perimeter of the new building, including the perimeter of the building’s footprint or an elevation, has changed by more than 1% from the old building; or
the number of storeys or buildings in the new building is different from the number in the old building.
Example—change of dimension
The height of the building increases from 3m to 3.5m. The change of the dimension is more than 1%.
Note The Act, s 42 requires building work to be carried out in accordance with approved plans.
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