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Planning Permits in City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne encompasses the CBD and surrounding inner suburbs. As the state capital, it has the most intensive development activity in Victoria with a mix of commercial towers, residential high-rise, and heritage precincts.

Key Suburbs

Melbourne CBDSouthbankDocklandsCarltonNorth MelbourneParkvilleWest Melbourne

Area Statistics

178,955

Population

97,429

Dwellings

28

Median Age

Source: ABS Census 2021

Planning Characteristics

Capital City Zone in the CBD with no mandatory height limits. DDO schedules control built form in Southbank and Docklands. Extensive Heritage Overlay in Carlton, East Melbourne, and parts of the CBD. Major urban renewal in Arden and Macaulay.

Common Planning Zones

C1ZCommercial 1 Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 34.01

MUZMixed Use Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.04

RGZResidential Growth Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.07

GRZGeneral Residential Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 32.08

CDZComprehensive Development Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 37.02

SUZSpecial Use Zone

Local Schedule VPP Clause 37.01

Common Planning Overlays

HOHeritage Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.01

DDODesign and Development Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.02

DPODevelopment Plan Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 43.04

EAOEnvironmental Audit Overlay

Local Schedule VPP Clause 45.03

Planning Scheme

View the full Melbourne planning scheme on the Victorian Government planning scheme viewer.

Open Planning Scheme Viewer

City of Melbourne Planning & Building

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