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Macedon Ranges: what the planning scheme actually sets.

26 council-set control values across 22 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-07-03, at amendment VC312. 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. Macedon Ranges varies 26 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 22 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 Macedon Ranges sets in schedule (26 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
NRZ1	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ1	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	2000 m²	Cl.
NRZ2	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ2	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	600 m²	Cl.
NRZ3	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ4	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ4	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	800 m²	Cl.
NRZ5	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ5	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	2000 m²	Cl.
NRZ6	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ6	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	1200 m²	Cl.
NRZ7	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ7	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	4000 m²	Cl.
NRZ8	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ9	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ10	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ11	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ12	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ13	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	2000 m²	Cl.
NRZ14	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	1000 m²	Cl.
LDRZ1	Low Density Residential	Minimum lot size	6000 m²	Cl.
RLZ1	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	400000 m²	Cl.
RLZ2	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	20000 m²	Cl.
RLZ3	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	40000 m²	Cl.
RLZ4	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	10000 m²	Cl.
RLZ5	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	80000 m²	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 22 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 Macedon Ranges's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
GRZ1 Growth areas — Gisborne. Only GRZ schedule in scheme. All parameters 'None specified'.	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.
NRZ1 Kyneton Large Lot Residential. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 2000sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 2000 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ2 Woodend Historic Residential. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 600sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 600 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ3 Woodend Township Residential — Garden Setting & Bush Living precincts. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ4 Woodend Bush Setting. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 800sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 800 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ5 Woodend Bush Rural Living. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 2000sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 2000 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ6 Woodend Large Lot Township. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 1200sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 1200 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ7 Riddells Creek Rural Bushland. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 4000sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 4000 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ8 Riddells Creek Garden Setting A/B and Mount Macedon Precincts. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ9 Riddells Creek Town Centre Residential Precinct. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ10 Kyneton Township Residential Village East/West Precincts. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ11 Kyneton Post WWII Residential and Modern Residential Precincts. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ12 Kyneton Riverwalk Precinct. Mandatory 9m/2 storeys. Min subdivision 'None specified'.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ13 Malmsbury Township East. Height 'None specified'. Min subdivision 2000sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 2000 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ14 Mollison Street Malmsbury. Height 'None specified'. Min subdivision 1000sqm.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 1000 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
LDRZ1 Unnumbered schedule (shown as LDRZ on map). Could not verify via API. Previously recorded as Gisborne Rise Estate — 0.6ha minimum.	Low Density Residential Cl. 32.03	Minimum lot size: 6000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
TZ Added via VC308 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Township Cl. 32.05	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
RLZ1 Minimum subdivision area 40 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 400000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
RLZ2 Minimum subdivision area 2 ha (all land); 1 ha for land in Map 1 (Cl 35.03 schedule, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 20000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
RLZ3 Minimum subdivision area 4 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 40000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
RLZ4 Minimum subdivision area 1 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 10000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
RLZ5 Minimum subdivision area 8 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 80000 m² (council-set)	Cl.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

All 22 schedules here were read and verified from the Macedon Ranges planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-07-03. Current to amendment VC312.

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 Macedon Ranges 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 Macedon Ranges before making decisions.

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