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 Information about what you need to lodge a development application to raise a house in the Byron Shire.
Short-term rental accommodation The NSW Government have introduced a statewide Short-Term Rental Accommodation (STRA) planning policy. Byron Shire Council is currently exempt from the policy until 31 January 2022.
Unauthorised dwellings We have established three planning pathways to guide how we manage regularisation of unauthorised dwellings. The guide supports our Enforcement Policy 2020.