The challenge of meeting housing needs across Australia is at an all-time high. Rapid population growth combined with the creation of a global market for housing investment has contributed to a lack of affordable housing for purchase or secure long term rental. Within Byron Shire, additional pressures are put on the housing market through the tourism industry and the dramatic rise in short term accommodation investment. This is to the detriment of affordable purchase and long term rental accommodation. Within this market, an exploration of different ways to fund and deliver housing is coming to the fore. Deliberative development provides an alternative way to fund, design and deliver housing, which is specifically designed for the future purchaser, not an investor market.