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RLZ1 — Rural Living Zone

What the RLZ1 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.

The rural-lifestyle zone: houses on large country blocks (commonly 2–8 ha) where residential living is the accepted primary use, alongside hobby-scale farming.

Built form

Minimum lot size per the schedule (default 2 ha); on-site effluent and access standards shape building; bushfire controls frequently overlap.

Typically allowed

  • One dwelling per lot (no permit on lots at/above the schedule area, commonly 2 ha)
  • Agriculture and 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

  • Urban-density subdivision
  • Industry and most commercial uses

What to look at

The safest rural zoning for a lifestyle purchase — the dwelling entitlement is usually clear. Confirm the schedule minimum before assuming any further subdivision.

Source: Victoria Planning Provisions, Clause 35.03 (Rural Living Zone); DTP planning.vic.gov.au

Councils that map RLZ1

This list covers the councils in our corpus only. A council we hold no data for may also map RLZ1 — 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 22 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.