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Development guidelines and tools

Our planning guidelines and tools will give you the background information you need when planning to build, renovate or lodge a development application.

Property development guidelines

Community Significant Development, creation of easements, food business fit out, site contamination report and telecommunications for new development.

Developer contributions

Information about how development contributions are collected in the Byron Shire.

Secondary dwellings and dual occupancies on rural community title

Learn about the pathways that allow secondary dwellings and dual occupancies to be built on existing rural community title sites.

Rules for building and developing in areas that flood

Information about building and developing in flood-affected areas.

How to find out if your property is affected by flood and what flood controls might apply.

Online map tool

The online mapping tool can help you find property, zoning, environment and flood information.