Rezoning Hub · Planning briefing
Prepared 13 June 2026
Byron Shire Council
NSW · register name Byron Shire Council
Snapshot
- Rezonings tracked
- 11
- Applications, 12 mo
- 602
- Approval rate
- 80%
- Median decision
- 63 days
Development applications, last 12 months
- Total
- 602
- Lodged
- 0
- Under assessment
- 144
- Determined
- 438
- Withdrawn
- 20
Typically decided in a median of 63 days (mean 76), across 1,267 determined applications.
Live rezoning pipeline
Proposals still moving through the system here, before they are gazetted.
| Proposal | Stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 268 Ewingsdale Road Byron Bay | Assessment | 13 May 2026 |
| Permit a dwelling with consent on Lot 1 DP 258921 32 Grays Lane, Tyagarah | Assessment | 6 May 2026 |
| Rezoning of 305 The Coast Road, Skennars Head | Post-exhibition | 21 Apr 2026 |
Recent amendments
| Amendment | Stage | Status date |
|---|---|---|
| 268 Ewingsdale Road Byron Bay | Assessment | 13 May 2026 |
| Temporary Events in the Byron Bay Rail Corridor | Withdrawn | 7 May 2026 |
| Permit a dwelling with consent on Lot 1 DP 258921 32 Grays Lane, Tyagarah | Assessment | 6 May 2026 |
| Proposed Heritage Item; Bangalow Bowling Club, 21 Byron Bay Road, Bangalow, NSW | Withdrawn | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Rezoning of 305 The Coast Road, Skennars Head | Post-exhibition | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Byron LEP 2014 - Rezoning of 268 Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay. | Withdrawn | 6 Sept 2021 |
| Additional Land Uses at ‘The Farm’, Ewingsdale Road, Ewingsdale | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 |
| Byron LEP 2014 - Introduce an R1 General Residential zone and diverse housing provisions into the Byron LEP 2014 and rezone part of Lot 22 DP 1073165, Stuart Street, Mullumbimby, to R1 General Residential, amend the associated minimum lot size, reclassify the land and apply the diverse housing provisions | Withdrawn | 25 Aug 2021 |
| Amendment to allow Community Title subdivision at Linnaeus Estate Broken Head | Withdrawn | 1 June 2021 |
| Byron LEP 2014 Tyagarah Airport Additional Permitted Uses | Withdrawn | 28 Nov 2020 |
Planning disputes
Planning and environment court and tribunal matters naming this council, newest first.
Anderson v Byron Shire Council [2021] NSWLEC 127
NSWLEC· 12 Nov 2021
Byron Shire Council v Ardill Payne & Partners [2019] NSWLEC 153
NSWLEC· 29 Oct 2019
Carroll v Byron Shire Council [2019] NSWLEC 52
NSWLEC· 12 Apr 2019
Fletcher v Byron Shire Council [2010] NSWLEC 185
NSWLEC· 24 Sept 2010
Byron Ventilink Pty Limited v Byron Shire Council [2005] NSWLEC 395
NSWLEC· 27 July 2005
Byron Shire Council v Cole [2003] NSWLEC 47
NSWLEC· 5 Feb 2003