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Submissions for West Byron DA extended

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Site R&D’s (locals) proposed West Byron development. Image Dailan Pugh.

The exhibition period for the West Byron DA has been extended by four weeks.

The proposal by a consortium of locals, headed by Site R&D Pty Ltd, was  rejected by the Planning Panel in 2019, and is also before the Land & Environment Court. It has over many years faced unprecedented opposition from locals concerned about  further potential traffic congestion and ecological destruction.

The plan is to subdivide six large lots into ‘162 smaller lots, which would consist of 127 residential lots, 25 super/master lots (lots which can be subsequently subdivided, developed and purposely planned for residential development), two business lots, two industrial lots, one recreation lot, and five residue lots.’

Approximately 470,000 cubic metres of fill is required for the new suburb.

The ‘local’ landowners for this DA are Tony Smith, Alan Heathcote, Peter Croke, David O’Connor, Garry McDonald, Warren Simmons and Kevin Rogers (described as a ‘long-term investor in Byron’.)

It is estimated to cost $40,167,080 and the DA comes in 54 separate PDF documents via Council’s online DA tracker.

The PDFs in total are 1Gb in size.


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2 COMMENTS

  1. What Byron bay has is Open Space. This is what makes it valuable. From Tweed heads to Caboolture there is just a sea of roofs, parks are tiny & enclosed / trapped. If West Byron becomes just another suburb then where will everyone have to go. Byron. Bay is famous for respecting it’s environment, Alternative Dance Music & respecting our Indigenous heritage & persons.
    We must purchase this land & its potential is Huge for the whole region, state & country.
    Do Not develop West Byron as it will destroy tourism & the Byron Bay brand.

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