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LDRZ — Low Density Residential Zone

What the LDRZ zone means in Victoria, and which councils in our corpus map it. This is a plain-language summary of published material — it is not planning advice and it decides nothing about any particular site.

A large-lot residential zone on the urban fringe for houses on big blocks, often without full reticulated services.

Built form

Minimum subdivision area 0.4 ha unsewered (0.2 ha where reticulated sewerage is connected, subject to the schedule); dwellings otherwise controlled by the building regulations rather than ResCode density rules.

Typically allowed

  • One dwelling per lot (no permit on a lot at/above the schedule minimum)
  • Agriculture-adjacent uses such as horse keeping (some with a permit)
  • Home-based businesses

What is allowed on a particular site depends on the council’s schedule to this zone and any overlays. Check the scheme; we make no determination.

Typically not allowed

  • Multi-dwelling/apartment development
  • Industry and most commercial uses

What to look at

Buy for space, not subdivision — lot minimums usually prevent further subdivision. Confirm sewer status: it determines both lot potential and effluent requirements.

Source: Victoria Planning Provisions, Clause 32.03 (Low Density Residential Zone); DTP planning.vic.gov.au

Councils that map LDRZ

This list covers the councils in our corpus only. A council we hold no data for may also map LDRZ — we simply cannot say.

Check what is mapped at a specific address →

This page reports what is mapped in published VIC planning data, as we last synced it on 23 May 2026. It is general information, not planning advice, and it makes no assessment of any proposal. Whether an approval is needed, and what a council decides, are matters for the responsible authority — check the council’s own planning scheme and contact them directly.