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Do I need approval?

Development advice services

We provide a range of development advice services to help answer your planning and development enquiries.

Exempt and complying development

Depending on the type of development, you may not need approval. Check here to see if your proposal is categorised as Exempt or Complying development.

Vegetation and tree removal

Find out what approvals are required to remove vegetation and trees on your property.

Development and Building Fact Sheets

These fact sheets provide information on a range of development and building related matters.

Lodging a development application to raise a house

What you need to lodge a development application to raise a house in the Byron Shire.

Short-term rental accommodation

Find out about regulations for short-term rental accommodation, also known as STRA or holiday letting.

Unauthorised dwellings

We have established three planning pathways to guide how we manage regularisation of unauthorised dwellings. The Guideline supports our Enforcement Policy 2020.

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Email: council@byron.nsw.gov.au

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