Planning Permits in City of Stonnington
Stonnington spans inner and middle Melbourne, from the high-density Chapel Street precinct to the leafy residential streets of Toorak and Malvern. The municipality has a diverse mix of housing from apartments to heritage mansions.
Key Suburbs
Area Statistics
117,058
Population
57,103
Dwellings
35
Median Age
Source: ABS Census 2021
Planning Characteristics
Strong DDO controls along Chapel Street and Toorak Road corridors. NRZ protects established residential areas. Heritage Overlay covers significant precincts in Toorak and Armadale. High-rise development concentrated around South Yarra station.
Common Planning Zones
Common Planning Overlays
Planning Scheme
View the full Stonnington planning scheme on the Victorian Government planning scheme viewer.
Open Planning Scheme ViewerObjecting to a development in City of Stonnington
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