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Mornington Peninsula: what the planning scheme actually sets.

3 council-set control values across 5 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-06-28, at amendment C295morn. 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. Mornington Peninsula varies 3 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 5 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 Mornington Peninsula sets in schedule (3 values)

ScheduleZoneControlCouncil-set valueOrdinance
GRZ3 General Residential Maximum building height 14 m Cl.
NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential Minimum lot size 650 m² Cl.
LDRZ Low Density Residential Minimum lot size 4000 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 5 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 Mornington Peninsula's.

ScheduleZoneControlsOrdinance
GRZ1
Mornington Peninsula Town Areas. All VPP defaults. Garden area NOT exempt. Via C255morn. 		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
Mornington Peninsula Town Centre Areas. 14m mandatory height (schedule, above VPP 11m default). Garden area NOT exempt. Via C255morn. 		General Residential
Cl. 32.08
Maximum building height: 14 m (council-set)
Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)
Cl.
NRZ1
Creswell Street East, Crib Point. 650sqm min lot size (schedule). Height/coverage VPP defaults. Front fence max 1.5m. Via C210morn. 		Neighbourhood Residential
Cl. 32.09
Maximum building height: 9 m (state default)
Minimum lot size: 650 m² (council-set)
Garden area: 35% (state default)
Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)
Cl.
LDRZ
Single unnumbered schedule. All green wedge land 0.4ha minimum. Via C255morn. 		Low Density Residential
Cl. 32.03
Minimum lot size: 4000 m² (council-set)
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 5 schedules here were read and verified from the Mornington Peninsula planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-06-28. Current to amendment C295morn.

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 Mornington Peninsula 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 Mornington Peninsula before making decisions.

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