Reference Data · Victoria

Greater Dandenong: what the planning scheme actually sets.

2 council-set control values across 8 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-06-28, at amendment GC285. As at 2026-08-05.

The zone code is not the answer — the schedule is. Two GRZ1 sites in different Victorian councils can carry different minimum lot sizes, because each council writes its own schedule to the state zone. Greater Dandenong varies 2 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 8 residential schedules. Those are listed first; everything else inherits the state number, which is stated as such rather than presented as this council's.

What Greater Dandenong sets in schedule (2 values)

ScheduleZoneControlCouncil-set valueOrdinance
GRZ3 General Residential Garden area 0% Cl.
GRZ3 General Residential Maximum site coverage 70% Cl.

These are the numbers that differ from the state default. A site in one of these schedules is assessed against the value above, not the VPP figure.

All 8 residential zone schedules

Every parameter below is marked council-set (written into this council's schedule) or state default (inherited from the Victoria Planning Provisions). A state default is Victoria's number, not Greater Dandenong's.

ScheduleZoneControlsOrdinance
NRZ1
Limited Change — Dandenong North, Keysborough. No minimum subdivision area specified. All VPP defaults. 		Neighbourhood Residential
Cl. 32.09
Maximum building height: 9 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)
Cl.
NRZ2
Cardinia Close & Stud Road area, Dandenong North. No minimum subdivision area specified. All VPP defaults. 		Neighbourhood Residential
Cl. 32.09
Maximum building height: 9 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)
Cl.
GRZ1
Incremental Change — outskirts of activity centres. All VPP defaults. 		General Residential
Cl. 32.08
Maximum building height: 11 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)
Cl.
GRZ2
Incremental Change. All VPP defaults. 		General Residential
Cl. 32.08
Maximum building height: 11 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)
Cl.
GRZ3
Incremental Change Transition — garden area EXEMPT. 70% site coverage specified in schedule. Transition between RGZ and GRZ1. 		General Residential
Cl. 32.08
Maximum building height: 11 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 0% (council-set)
Maximum site coverage: 70% (council-set)
Cl.
RGZ1
Substantial Change — immediately surrounding Dandenong MAC. All VPP defaults. 		Residential Growth
Cl. 32.07
Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default)
Garden area: 0% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)
Cl.
RGZ2
Substantial Change Residential. All VPP defaults per ordinance. 		Residential Growth
Cl. 32.07
Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default)
Garden area: 0% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)
Cl.
MUZ
Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification. 		Mixed Use
Cl. 32.04
Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)
Cl.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

All 8 schedules here were read and verified from the Greater Dandenong planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-06-28. Current to amendment GC285.

Planning schemes are amended continuously and this page reflects the bundle as at 2026-08-05. Values shown as state defaults are the Victoria Planning Provisions figure for that zone — correct unless and until Greater Dandenong writes a schedule value, which is exactly what the first table records.

This information is provided for research and preliminary screening only. It does not constitute professional planning, legal or architectural advice. Always verify with Greater Dandenong before making decisions.

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