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Port Phillip: what the planning scheme actually sets.

Name: Port Phillip planning scheme — residential zone schedules and council-set controls
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14 council-set control values across 22 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-06-28, at amendment C234port. As at 2026-08-29.

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 writes its own schedule to the state zone. Port Phillip varies 14 values across its 22 residential schedules; everything else inherits the state number, labelled as such.

14 council-set 71 inherited from the state

16% of Port Phillip’s 85 residential control values are written into its own schedules. All 22 schedules were read from the ordinance by a person.

What Port Phillip sets in schedule (14 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
GRZ2	General Residential	Maximum building height	15 m	Cl.
GRZ3	General Residential	Maximum building height	24.5 m	Cl.
GRZ4	General Residential	Maximum building height	41 m	Cl.
GRZ5	General Residential	Maximum building height	13.5 m	Cl.
GRZ6	General Residential	Maximum building height	25.5 m	Cl.
GRZ7	General Residential	Maximum building height	19.5 m	Cl.
GRZ8	General Residential	Maximum building height	17.5 m	Cl.
GRZ9	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ11	General Residential	Maximum building height	14.5 m	Cl.
GRZ12	General Residential	Maximum building height	18 m	Cl.
GRZ13	General Residential	Maximum building height	21.5 m	Cl.
NRZ2	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	10 m	Cl.
NRZ4	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	10 m	Cl.
NRZ6	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	10 m	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 Port Phillip's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
MUZ1 Port Phillip Mixed Use Areas. No schedule-specified height. Via C162port.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
RGZ1 Individual Sites and Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C123.	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.
GRZ1 General Residential Areas. All values VPP default. Via C162port.	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 Albert Park and Middle Park Foreshore. 15m/5 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 15 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ3 The Esplanade. 24.5m/8 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 24.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ4 The Esplanade Hotel Site. 41m/10 storeys mandatory. Site-specific. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 41 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ5 O'Donnell Gardens. 13.5m/4 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ6 Port Melbourne Mixed Use Growth Area. 25.5m/8 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 25.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ7 Port Melbourne Mixed Use Growth Area. 19.5m/6 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 19.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ8 Carlisle Street Major Activity Centre. 17.5m/5 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 17.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ9 South Melbourne Central. 12m/3 storeys mandatory. Via C162port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 12 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ10 Wellington Street Neighbourhood, St Kilda. All values VPP default. Via C122.	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.
GRZ11 Barkly Street and Sites on Western Side of St Kilda Road, St Kilda. 14.5m/4 storeys mandatory. Via C159port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 14.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ12 Carlisle Street Neighbourhood, St Kilda. 18m/5 storeys mandatory. Via C122.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 18 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ13 Alma Road and Corner of Carlisle Street and St Kilda Road, St Kilda. 21.5m/6 storeys mandatory. Via C159port.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 21.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ1 Neighbourhood Residential Areas — Fine Grain Inner Urban. All values VPP default. Via C123.	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 Fine Grain Inner Urban. 10m/3 storeys mandatory (above VPP 9m). Via C123.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 10 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ3 Port Melbourne Heritage Estates. All values VPP default. Via C123.	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.
NRZ4 Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Character Precincts. 10m/3 storeys mandatory (above VPP 9m). Via C123.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 10 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ5 Neighbourhood Residential Areas — Garden Suburban. All values VPP default. Via C123.	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.
NRZ6 Garden Suburban. 10m/3 storeys mandatory (above VPP 9m). Via C123.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 10 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ7 Wellington Street Neighbourhood, St Kilda. All values VPP default. Via C122.	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.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

All 22 schedules here were read and verified from the Port Phillip planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-06-28. Current to amendment C234port.

Planning schemes are amended continuously and this page reflects the bundle as at 2026-08-29. Values shown as state defaults are the Victoria Planning Provisions figure for that zone — correct unless and until Port Phillip 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 Port Phillip before making decisions.

Has the Port Phillip scheme changed recently?

The values above are current as at 2026-08-29. Feasibly has recorded 7 amendments specific to this scheme, the most recent being C218port on 13/08/2026. See the full Port Phillip amendment history.

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