Byron Bay’s council could impose a 60-day annual cap on short-term rentals in the holiday hotspot, with the power to reject applications for anything beyond that, under formal planning advice given to the New South Wales government.
The advice from the state’s Independent Planning Commission has been largely welcomed by the community, and comes after the Byron shire council last year voted for a 90-day cap – only for the former government to intervene and quash the plan.
