Changes to development controls for land at North Belongil Beach

Council received a request to amend Chapter E5 Certain locations in Byron Bay and Ewingsdale, of the Byron Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014.

The request refers to land north-west of Elements of Byron resort at Belongil. This land is also referred to as the North Byron Beach site.

Key proposed changes included:

• Controls for design and sustainability of future dwellings to respond to the environmentally sensitive site.
• A control to prohibit the keeping of cats and dogs within the area.
• A control to limit the building footprint for each dwelling.

Feedback

Consultation closed on 23 February 2024.

All feedback was reported to Council on 18 April 2024.

To learn more, you can:

• Read Council's decision as Res 24-170 in the meeting minutes.
• Review the amended DCP chapter on our Development Control Plan 2014 webpage.