BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

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Site

BRSCC

Clarkes Beach Car Park

First Sun Caravan Park

Beach Front Holiday Park Suffolk Park

Red Devil Park

Belongil Fields Camp Grounds

Key: Council Initiated Trial Sites Exsting Caravan / Camping sites Nomads Byron Bay Arts & Industry Estate

 

Discovery Holiday Park

 

Glen Villa

Clarkes Beach Caravan Park

Land ownership & Consent

Council Owned and managed.Zoned RE1.

POM does allow for primitive camping. Zoning is Public Recreation.

Zoned 6A, 7F1. Crown Reserve – Council is trust manager.

Operational / Community (car park) Land. Zone 7f2.

Community Land. Zone 7f2.

Crown Reserve with crown tenure Zoned 6B/ 7A/ 7B. Existing approval to operate a camping ground.

Private. Currently zoned 1D and has existing approval for camping.

Private. Zoning is SP3 Owners have approached council with an interest to work together.

Zoning is SP3 .Current consent for Caravan park

Current consent for Caravan park. Zoned R2.

Zoned 6A, 7F1 Current consent for Caravan park.

Reason for recommendation / positive impacts  

·  Council managed       / good control site for trial

·  Good hard stand access

·   Well positioned for overflow events

·  Central location close to hot spots and beach

·  No cost to establish

·   Central location

·   Already take in large van numbers

·   Capacity to include more vans

·  Out of central area option

·  close to Suffolk hot spots

·  have capacity

·     Have strong interest to change business model to include overnight parking

·     Have capacity to invest in infrastructure

·     Full facilities

·     24hr caretaker 

·     Current van site

·     Interested to partake in trial

·     Current Backpacker hub

·     Area on site near entry carpark identified as possible freedom camping location for 20 bays. Subject to DA.

·     Owners keen to proceed. 

·     Current Van site

·     Interested to partake in trial

·  Current van site

·  Interested to partake in trial

·     Current van site

·     Interested to partake in trial

Location

Out of town

Good access

Beach-front location

 

Prime Position / beach-front

Beach-front and not far from Suffolk Park Shopping Centre

Out of town centre but close to beach and Suffolk hot spots

Out of town centre, but lots of space and reasonable priced.

Skinners Shoot Road. Central and walking distance to town .

Out of town centre, but offers full facilities  

Butler Street  Central and walking distance to town

Lighthouse Road Beach-front location

walking distance to town

Existing facilities

Toilets: 5 x F, 2 x M, 1 urinal, 1 disabled. Drinking tap,   sewer and water services available to carpark

Toilets:3 X F, 2 X male, 1 disabled, BBQ

Full caravan park facilities: Toilets, showers, BBQs, wifi, security, sheltered area  

Full caravan park facilities: Toilets, showers, BBQs, wifi, security, sheltered area   

Full facilities + 24 hr caretaker

Full caravan park facilities + cooking shelter + seating area

 Full facilities, + kitchenette + entertainment.

 

 

Full Facilities+ pool+ tennis Court + wifi +BBQs +shelter + dump point 

Full Facilities+ pool+ tennis Court + wifi +BBQs +shelter + dump point 

Full caravan park facilities: Toilets, showers, BBQs, wifi, security, sheltered area  + dump point

Capacity

Large

Small – 20 spaces proposed

Large

Large

Medium

Medium

Medium

Large

Large

Large

Potential negative impacts

Could impact on revenue by effecting daily events. Developer Servicing fees could be prohibitive if can’t be made exempt for trial purposes.

Vans highly visible. Close to residential zone.

Already caters to high end of vanpacker market. Potentially wont assist with reducing illegal camping

Already caters to high end of vanpacker market. Potentially wont assist with reducing illegal camping

Might be too far out of town to make impact on trial.

Future development makes this site only a temporary solution

Already high volume site, might be over capacity if more spaces introduced.

Already caters to high end of vanpacker market. Potentially wont assist with reducing illegal camping

Already caters to high end of vanpacker market. Potentially wont assist with reducing illegal camping   

Already caters to high end of vanpacker market. Potentially wont assist with reducing illegal camping

Est. Council Investment for trial

Waste Management $5332 + Signage $230 = $5,562 

If necessary toilet cleaning costs to be added.

Waste Management $5332 + Signage $230 = $5,562 

 

N/A – existing operation

N/A – existing operation

Dedicated trial signage $230

N/A – existing operation

Dedicated trial signage $230

N/A – existing operation

N/A – existing operation

N/A – existing operation

 

 

 

 

SITES CONSIDERED BUT DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE FOR TRIAL RECCOMENDATION

 

 

Site

Butler Street Reserve (#142250)

Byron Bay Recreation Grounds,

Cr Carlyle, Cowper & Tennyson Sts (#177670)

Land ownership & Consent

Crown Reserve – Council is trust manager. Purpose is public recreation. Zoned 6a.

Community Land. Zoned 6a.).

Reason for removal from trial

·    Contaminated Site

·    Land allocated for use in Masterplan

·    Current POM doesn’t allow camping

·    Current site of weekly markets

 

·    Land allocated for use in Masterplan

·    High residential zone

·    Too visible to residents

·    Site would have to be rezoned and the Plan of Management revised (POM currently doesn’t allow camping