The public submission period has been extended on the modification requests for the development application (DA 10.2023.454.2) for a large Community Title (CT) at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum in relation to removing sewage, road safety, and environmental conditions imposed by the Northern Regional Planning Panel when approving the DA.
The Echo reported last week that the developers John Callanan and Tim Mundy who are behind the DA are seeking to delete Condition 8 of the consent that required the upgrade of the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection prior to the commencement of subdivision works. They also want to create an extra lot on the 37-lot site which has raised concerns over effluent management on the site ‘particularly as the proposed lots are located close to an off-site groundwater bore’.
According to HMC’s On-site Sewage Management Capability Assessment (Appendix H) it identifies that lot 10 – one of the lots being compressed to create the new lot 38 – does not demonstrate compliant wastewater disposal capacity. Nonetheless, the developer is seeking to delete Condition 9 that requires demonstration that all lots can accommodate compliant on-site sewage management systems.
They are also seeking to remove the restriction on keeping dogs on the CT.
The extension was granted after locals questioned if Byron Shire Council (BSC) had correctly advertised the DA modifications. This was the second time that BSC had failed to correctly advertise this DA. Public submissions have been extended to 15 May, 2026. You can make a submission via the BSC website: www.byron.nsw.gov.au.
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