What’s permitted in NUZ4
Territory Plan 2023 · as at 19 August 2026
The ACT has one Territory Plan for the whole territory, so this table applies directly to your land — there’s no separate council version to check.
The land use table
These are the planning scheme’s official terms. A close match tells you the rule for that term; whether your project counts as that term is a judgement call.
Permissible (Y) 28
Development Application
- Agriculture
- Ancillary use
- Complementary use
- Consolidation
- Demolition
- Distribution reservoir
- Farm tourism
- Land management facility
- Major electricity storage facility
- Major electrical sub-station
- Major gross pollutant trap
- Major pump station
- Major road
- Major service conduits
- Minor road
- Minor use
- Nature conservation area
- Parkland
- Power generation station
- Sign
- Subdivision
- Temporary use
- Treatment plant
- Varying a lease, except where
- Urban lake, pond and/or retardation
- Utility hydrogen production facility
- Water storage dam
- Woodlot
Not listed — prohibited 25
- Animal care facility
- Caravan Park/camping ground
- Cemetery
- Communications facility
- Community garden
- Community activity centre
- Data centre
- Defence installation
- Educational establishment
- Emergency services facility
- Group or organized camp
- Health facility
- Intensive animal farming
- Municipal depot
- Outdoor education establishment
- Outdoor recreation facility
- Overnight camping facility
- Place of worship
- Residential care accommodation
- Scientific research establishment
- Service station
- Stock/sale yard
- Tourist facility
- Transport facility
- Veterinary hospital
This zone has no fallback for uses that are not named, so the table does not say what happens to them — that is different from a ban. Check with your council.
Local district policies for this area can add extra permissions on top of this table — those aren’t included here.
Small-scale work that’s exempt from needing a Development Application isn’t reflected here — a use shown as needing a DA may not, at a small enough scale.
Check a property in Australian Capital Territory
This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this NUZ4 table apply to my property in Australian Capital Territory?
Only if this zone and this planning scheme apply to the land. Search your address — that is what names both.
Can I assume my project is one of the terms listed for NUZ4?
No. The list uses the planning scheme’s official names. Whether your project counts as one of those names is a judgement call — that’s what a planner is for.
If a use is not listed in NUZ4, is it prohibited in Australian Capital Territory?
Not by itself. This zone has no fallback, so an unlisted use is not answered here — that is not a ban. Check with your council.
Sources
General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from Territory Plan 2023, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.
Talk to a town planner in Australian Capital Territory
This page covers the general rules. A qualified town planner can tell you what applies to your actual block — the zone, the overlays and the approval path — before you spend money on drawings.
- Qualified, practising town planners
- Advice on your property, not a generic rule
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