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The Rise of Urban Infill in Byron Shire

The new rules have permitted about 400 homes this year and prompted more than 70 sites with preliminary development plans, officials and analysts said.

Summary by Echonetdaily
Development Application (10.2026.358.1) Large residential estates tend to dominate debate about Byron Shire’s housing future, but a quieter transformation is also under way. While proposals such as Gulgan Village, the old Mullumbimby Hospital site, and West Byron attract much of the public attention, hundreds of smaller developments are gradually reshaping existing towns and villages through townhouses, dual occupancies, shop-top housing, second…

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Echonetdaily broke the news on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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