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UGZ7 — Urban Growth Zone

What the UGZ7 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.

Melbourne's greenfield growth-area zone. Land is earmarked for future urban development — what you can build depends on the Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) incorporated in the schedule, not on standard residential rules.

Built form

The schedule applies the provisions of another zone (commonly GRZ) once the PSP is in place — heights, setbacks and garden-area rules then follow that applied zone plus any PSP requirements; developer contributions (ICP/DCP) usually apply.

Typically allowed

  • Before a PSP applies: existing rural/agricultural uses continue
  • Once a PSP is incorporated: the uses the applied zone in the schedule allows (typically dwellings, townhouses, local shops and schools)
  • One dwelling on an existing lot (subject to the schedule)

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 subdivision or development before a Precinct Structure Plan applies (generally prohibited or permit-gated)
  • Uses inconsistent with the applied zone specified in the schedule

What to look at

Check which UGZ schedule applies and whether a Precinct Structure Plan has been incorporated — pre-PSP land can look cheap but may not be developable for years, and growth-area infrastructure contributions can be significant.

Source: Victoria Planning Provisions, Clause 37.07 (Urban Growth Zone); DTP planning.vic.gov.au

Councils that map UGZ7

This list covers the councils in our corpus only. A council we hold no data for may also map UGZ7 — 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.