Can I short-term rent in Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Jindabyne)?

Council's published guidance (accordion 'Can I let out my tiny home under Short Term Rental Accommodation?', verified verbatim on 24/07/2026) states: 'The STRA planning framework does not apply to moveable dwellings such as caravans or tiny homes on private property and are not required to register for STRA.' The same page adds these are subject to the Local Government (Manufactured Home Estates, Caravan Parks, Camping Grounds and Moveable Dwellings) Regulation 2021, which permits up to two caravans/tents for short stays (not exceeding 2 consecutive days) for a combined maximum of 60 days per year without development approval. This is a locally-published clarification of a state exemption boundary relevant to the Snowy Monaro alpine/caravan-park market (e.g. Thredbo, Jindabyne holiday-van scenarios).

Exceptions: A tiny home that has obtained development approval as a 'Moveable Dwelling' (permitted in some zones, e.g. RU5 Village, E4 General Industrial, under the Local Environmental Plan) falls outside this exemption and may be treated as an ordinary dwelling.

The NSW Planning Portal's STRA page states: 'Non-hosted STRA can occur for up to 180 days within certain land of the Muswellbrook and Clarence Valley local government areas', these are the only two regional LGAs it names as carrying the state-framework 180-day cap (Greater Sydney is capped separately; Blue Mountains, Ballina and Byron carry their own caps under separate local provisions). Snowy Monaro is not named on this page as subject to any cap, so non-hosted STRA in Jindabyne, Cooma, Berridale, Dalgety, Adaminaby, Thredbo etc. has no state-imposed maximum-nights limit, properties can be let non-hosted year-round, subject to registration and fire-safety compliance. Verified directly against the Planning Portal page on 24/07/2026.

Exceptions: No exceptions identified; this could change if the NSW Government or Council later extends the regulated-area map (Council's 2024 submission flagged Jindabyne's high non-hosted STRA share and called for a policy response, but no cap has since been applied here).

In a submission published 25 March 2024 responding to the NSW discussion paper on short- and long-term rental accommodation, Snowy Monaro Council stated (verified verbatim on 24/07/2026) that 27% of dwellings in Jindabyne are non-hosted short-term rentals (Airbnb/Stayz-type), and that only 14.8% of homes sold and 6.6% of rentals listed in Jindabyne in the prior year were affordable for a household on average income. Mayor Chris Hanna called for regulation that protects housing affordability 'without impacting local tourism,' given tourism is the region's largest economic driver. As of this record's date, Council has not enacted any local STRA night cap, levy, or LEP-specific STRA overlay of its own, the position is advocacy only.