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Stonnington: what the planning scheme actually sets.

Name: Stonnington planning scheme — residential zone schedules and council-set controls
Creator: Feasibly
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15 council-set control values across 25 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-07-02, at amendment GC285. 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. Stonnington varies 15 values across its 25 residential schedules; everything else inherits the state number, labelled as such.

15 council-set 82 inherited from the state

15% of Stonnington’s 97 residential control values are written into its own schedules. All 25 schedules were read from the ordinance by a person.

What Stonnington sets in schedule (15 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
RGZ2	Residential Growth	Maximum building height	13.5 m	Cl.
RGZ3	Residential Growth	Maximum building height	18 m	Cl.
GRZ1	General Residential	Maximum building height	13.5 m	Cl.
GRZ3	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ4	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ5	General Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
GRZ6	General Residential	Maximum building height	11.5 m	Cl.
GRZ7	General Residential	Maximum building height	10.5 m	Cl.
GRZ8	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ10	General Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
GRZ11	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ12	General Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
GRZ14	General Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
GRZ15	General Residential	Maximum building height	12 m	Cl.
GRZ15	General Residential	Garden area	0%	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 25 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 Stonnington's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
RGZ1 Key Boulevards. No schedule-specified height — VPP default applies. Via C297ston.	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 Residential Boulevards. 13.5m mandatory height specified in schedule. Via C297ston.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
RGZ3 Glenferrie Road and High Street Activity Centre — Wattletree Road West Precinct. 18m mandatory. Via C223.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 18 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ1 Key Boulevards. 13.5m mandatory height (above VPP 11m). Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ2 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. No schedule-specified height — VPP default applies. Via C297ston.	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 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. 12m mandatory. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ4 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. 12m mandatory. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ5 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. 9m mandatory (below VPP 11m). Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ6 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. 11.5m mandatory. Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ7 Residential Boulevards & Corridors. 10.5m mandatory. Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 10.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ8 Garden Estate Precincts. 12m mandatory. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ9 Garden River & Garden Suburban Precincts. No schedule-specified height — VPP default. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ10 Garden River & Garden Suburban Precincts. 9m mandatory (below VPP 11m). Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ11 Garden River & Garden Suburban Precincts. 12m mandatory. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ12 Inner Urban Precincts. 9m mandatory (below VPP 11m). Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ13 Site Specific Control Areas. No schedule-specified height — VPP default. Via C297ston.	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.
GRZ14 Significant Character Precincts. 9m mandatory (below VPP 11m). Via C297ston.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ15 Glenferrie Road and High Street Activity Centre — Wattletree Road East Precinct. 12m mandatory. Via C223.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 12 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (council-set) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ17 Inner Urban Precincts (McIlwrick Street). No schedule-specified height — VPP default. Via C297ston.	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 Garden Estate Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C297ston.	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 Garden River & Garden Suburban Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C297ston.	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.
NRZ3 Inner Urban Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C297ston.	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 Significant Character Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C297ston.	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.
NRZ5 Significant Character Precincts. All values VPP default. Via C285ston.	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.
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 25 schedules here were read and verified from the Stonnington planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-07-02. Current to amendment GC285.

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 Stonnington 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 Stonnington before making decisions.

Has the Stonnington scheme changed recently?

The values above are current as at 2026-08-29. Feasibly has recorded 6 amendments specific to this scheme, the most recent being C361ston on 26/06/2026. See the full Stonnington amendment history.

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