Application Forms & Certificate Directory

Access recycled water from Council's filling stations

Use this form to apply to access recycled water from Council's recycled water filling stations.

Recycled water may be used for the following:

Dust suppression/road works/ road construction
Irrigation of a rural property such as a macadamia farm or wholesale nursery.

Recycled water is not suitable for:

Drinking.
Filling up a swimming pool or a rainwater tank connected to your home.

If you are unsure please contact us on 02 6685 9300 and ask to speak with the Recycled Water team.

There are four ground mount recycled water filling stations in the Byron Shire:

Byron Bay depot, Bayshore Drive
South Byron (corner of Broken Head and Bangalow Rd near Golf Course)
Mullumbimby Recycled Water Storage Ponds (old STP– end of Casuarina Street, Mullumbimby)
Bangalow STP, Dudgeons Lane

To access complete the online application form.

Potential recycled water carriers must give Council up to 10 business days to assess and approve the application.

Application to access recycled water from Byron Shire Council's filling stations

Learn more about Byron Shire's recycled water.

Acid Sulfate Soil Management Plan

Asset Creation Spreadsheet

This is required to provide asset information for all new infrastructure dedicated to Council as part of a new development.

Bin repair or replacement request form

If your bin has been damaged, needs repairing or replacing, we'll do it free of charge.

Use the online form, Report it, to make a request. You can also report a missed bin using the form.

Bin repairs are usually completed within 3 working days.

More information about Bin collection services

Building and construction applications

From 1 July 2020 Construction, Complying Development and Occupation Certificates are to be lodged online using the NSW Planning Portal. View the relevant certificate below to be guided through the process.

Building compliance and certification forms

These certificates are used by tradesman and suppliers to certify building components and are generally submitted at the final inspection.

It is recommend that you use these templates whenever possible to ensure that a satisfactory certificate is produced.

Building Information Certificate

Busking permit

All buskers need to apply for a permit to busk in the Byron Shire.

Busking includes musicians, actors or street performers that perform in public in exchange for money.

To apply for a busking permit

Complete the online busking application form

You can also visit our customer service centre in Mullumbimby.

Fees

All busking permits now include public liability insurance (PLI).

$30 for a one-off application fee, plus
$30 for a yearly permit (fee includes $12 PLI), or
$10 for a one-month permit (fee includes $4 PLI).

Buskers under 18 years must still apply for a permit, however no fees will apply. Parental approval is required.

Busking requirements

A busking permit allows artists to perform at designated areas for a maximum of two hours.
You must display the permit whilst performing.
All amplified busking must stop at 10.30pm.
No amplified busking is allowed between the hours of 10.30pm and 8.00am.
Non-amplified busking to end at 12am midnight.
No busking is to occur between 12am midnight and 8.00 am.
Where electrically amplified sound equipment is used, it must not be powered by mains power or generators. Only battery power from sealed (gel) or dry cell batteries may be used.
An audition is not required for a permit to be issued.

Byron Bay Wetlands Bird Watching Access Permit forms

Apply online to renew your bird watching permit, apply for a new bird watching permit, get a visitor permit or make a group booking for the Byron Bay Wetlands.

Cemetery Services Application Forms

All burials of bodily remains must be coordinated through a Funeral Director.

Please contact your preferred Funeral Director and they will assist you through the process.

We can help to arrange the following services:

Cremated remains internment
Installing or modifying a headstone
Changing your details on the cemetery register.

Interment Right Holders can use the following forms.

Scattering ashes

We do not need to give approval for you to scatter ashes in a public place.

If the gathering is 20 people or more, you will need a Council permit. Contact our events team for more information events@byron.nsw.gov.au

Please be mindful of:

Weather, tides and wind direction.
Date/time - Weekends and public holidays are busier on our beaches.
Location - Select a less popular area.
Surroundings such as sensitive environment and other people.

Ashes Interment

Burial plot or Colmbarium wall

Bodily Interment (Burial plot)

All bodily interments must be coordinated through a Funeral Director.