The Byron Shire Council has refused a development application for the first major residential development in the new West Byron urban release area.
The DA proposed twenty units across five buildings and a basement carpark for 44 cars at 310 Ewingsdale Rd.
Council staff notes for Thursday’s planning meeting said the proposal included nearly a dozen breaches of planning and environmental protection rules, including excessive height, bulk and scale, and associated impacts of overlooking and overshadowing on neighbouring properties.
Other environmental and amenity impacts that detract from the lawful use of surrounding residential land and public open space were also reported.
The proposed maximum building height was seventeen per cent above the nine-metre height development standard for that part of Byron.
Staff said some state agencies had expressed concerns about the proposal, including the Department of Planning and Environment, Energy Australia, and Water NSW.
