Residential Strategy

The Residential Strategy provides a vision and framework for how we deliver future housing in our towns and villages over the next 20 years.

We want residents to feel part of a community where there is a choice of homes to suit their current and future needs.

Strategy Refresh

We have revised the Residential Strategy which was adopted by Council in 2020 but never endorsed by the state government. Endorsement is required so that rezoning proposals for residential investigation areas may be progressed.

The Residential Strategy refresh considered:

Current Status

A report on the feedback received on the Housing Options Paper was considered at the 14 December 2023 Council meeting.

Council resolved to include 5 additional sites in Brunswick Heads, Suffolk Park and Mullumbimby. A further area in Byron Bay was omitted due to an error, and will be corrected at 14 March 2024 meeting.

Adjoining landowners of the sites gave us feedback on the inclusion of the additional investigation areas in January and February.

Their feedback along with the ‘refreshed’ Residential Strategy will be reported to Council’s 14 March 2024 Planning meeting for consideration and decision to submit the revised Strategy to the Dept Planning, Housing & Infrastructure for their endorsement.

The agenda for the 14 March meeting will be available on our Minutes and Agendas webpage from 5 March 2024.

Residential Strategy timeline

  • Preparation of the refreshed Residential Strategy – report to 14 March 2024 Council meeting.
  • Submission of the refreshed Residential Strategy to Dept Planning Housing & Infrastructure before 31 March 2024.