Mullumbimby residents have called an urgent community meeting over a proposal to build a three storey, 50 unit block over two standard blocks.
The meeting will take place Monday 2 February, from 5.30pm at the Byron School of Art (112 Dalley Street).
Submissions for ‘The Nest’ on 115 to 119 Stuart Street (DA 10.2025.525.1) close on Byron Council’s website on Saturday, February 7.
The description is ‘Mixed use development comprising 50 co-living apartments, ground level commercial premises and parking’.
The $8.2m proposal is by developer Christopher Tyas and his company CADRE, who are behind Bangalow’s The Lumber Yard precinct.
Tyas has told The Echo if approved, he would retain the building to rent to key workers.
According to the flyer by residents, ‘This proposal raises serious issues around flooding impact and stormwater management; the scale of character of our residential streets; precedent for future high density developments, and for infrastructure, traffic safety, laneway access, and town liability’.
‘What will this meeting do?
‘This is an information session where you can understand what has been proposed to ask questions three learn how to object lodge your submission.
‘Who will be speaking?
‘Local residence who have reviewed the DA and will share one technical concerns and planning breach to social impacts and liability, three how to lodge an objection. Why your attendance matters? If you care about my character and future this is a moment to act’.
Bedsits around 20m2
According to the DA’s architectural drawings, bed sit unit sizes are around 20m2 and are all one long rectangle shape.
The food and drink premise would be 44m2 and the office premise 16m2
‘A total of 41 car parking spaces is contemplated within a ground floor car parking area’, says the traffic impact assessment.
This would be 33 for ‘standard parking’, three for DDA compliant parking and three share car spaces.
‘The parking spaces will include four spaces that will be provided with EV charging capabilities’, it reads.
The developer’s consultant argues that owing to the land’s zoning and planning controls, they are not required to supply parking for all 50 units.
On page 50 it reads that they are only required to supply 35 car spaces for 50 apartments.
It reads, ‘The subject site is accessible via a well-connected sustainable transport network that comprises walking paths, shared bike and walking paths as well as public transport options’.
Those transport options are limited to taxis and bus services – the NSW government removed the region’s train service in 2004.
See the DA at https://datracker.byron.nsw.gov.au/MasterViewUI-External/Application/ApplicationDetails/010.2025.00000525.001/
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