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RGZ5 — Residential Growth Zone

What the RGZ5 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 growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.

Built form

Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.

Typically allowed

  • Multi-dwelling and apartment developments (with a permit)
  • Single dwellings
  • Limited non-residential uses that serve local residents (some with a permit)

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

  • Industry and warehousing
  • Large-format retail

What to look at

Expect change: neighbouring lots can redevelop to four storeys. Strong redevelopment upside for larger lots, but less certainty of retaining existing streetscape and sunlight.

Source: Victoria Planning Provisions, Clause 32.07 (Residential Growth Zone); DTP planning.vic.gov.au

Councils that map RGZ5

This list covers the councils in our corpus only. A council we hold no data for may also map RGZ5 — 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.