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What’s permitted in GREEN WEDGE A ZONE

Victoria Planning Provisions · cl 35.05 · as at 19 August 2026

This is Victoria’s standard state rule for this zone. Your council can vary it in their own planning scheme — those local changes are not on this page, so check with them.

Victoria attaches a condition to most permit-free uses (a size limit, for example), and most of those conditions are not shown here. So “permit-free” usually comes with a catch is not shown here — check the zone’s own wording before relying on this. If the condition isn’t met, you’d simply need a permit, not that the use becomes banned.

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.

Section 1 — permit not required 12

No permit required

  • Agriculture (other than Animal production, Apiculture, Domestic animal husbandry, Racing dog husbandry, Rice growing and Timber production)
  • Bed and breakfast
  • Domestic animal husbandry (other than M Domestic animal boarding)
  • Home based business
  • Informal outdoor recreation
  • Poultry farm
  • Primary produce sales
  • Racing dog husbandry
  • Railway
  • Rural store
  • Tramway
  • Any use listed in Clause 62.01

Section 2 — permit required 32

Planning Permit

  • Animal production (other than Intensive animal production and Poultry farm)
  • Broiler farm - if the Section 1 condition to Poultry farm is not metif the Section 1 condition to Poultry farm is not met
  • Camping and caravan park
  • Car park
  • Domestic animal boarding
  • Dwelling (other than Bed and breakfast)
  • Exhibition centre
  • Freezing and cool storage
  • Function centre
  • Group accommodation
  • Hall
  • Host farm
  • Indoor recreation facility
  • Leisure and recreation (other than Informal outdoor recreation, Indoor recreation facility, Major sports and recreation facility and Motor racing track)
  • Major sports and recreation facility
  • Market
  • Place of worship
  • Plant nursery
  • Primary school
  • Racing dog husbandry - if the Section 1 condition is not metif the Section 1 condition is not met
  • Research centre
  • Residential building (other than Residential hotel)
  • Restaurant
  • Restricted place of assembly
  • Rural industry (other than Abattoir and Sawmill)
  • Rice growing
  • Rural store – if the Section 1 condition is not metif the Section 1 condition is not met
  • Secondary school
  • Small second dwelling
  • Timber production
  • Utility installation (other than Minor utility installation and Telecommunications facility)
  • Vehicle store

Section 3 — prohibited 18

  • Abattoir
  • Accommodation (other than Camping and caravan park, Dwelling, Group accommodation, Host farm, Residential building and Small second dwelling)
  • Display home centre
  • Education centre (other than Primary school and Secondary school)
  • Freeway service centre
  • Funeral parlour
  • Hospital
  • Industry (other than Rural industry)
  • Intensive animal production
  • Motor racing track
  • Office
  • Place of assembly (other than Carnival, Circus, Exhibition centre, Function centre, Hall, Place of worship and Restricted place of assembly)
  • Retail premises (other than Market, Plant nursery, Primary produce sales and Restaurant)
  • Saleyard
  • Sawmill
  • Service station
  • Transport terminal
  • Warehouse (other than Freezing and cool storage, Rural store and Vehicle store)

Anything not named below is treated as “Section 2 — permit required”. That is not the same as being on the list.

Your council can vary this table in their own local planning scheme — we don’t hold that local version.

Overlays and other specific rules can still require a permit for a use this table shows as permit-free.

Check a property in Victoria

This page is the table for the zone. Search an address to see whether this zone actually covers the lot, or open the Victoria zoning map.

Building rules

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Frequently asked questions

Does this GREEN WEDGE A ZONE table apply to my property in Victoria?

It is the state standard for this zone. Your council can vary it in their scheme, and those local changes are not on this page. Search your address, then confirm with the council.

Can I assume my project is one of the terms listed for GREEN WEDGE A ZONE?

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 GREEN WEDGE A ZONE, is it prohibited in Victoria?

Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Section 2 — permit required”). That is different from being named on the list.

Sources

Last reviewed: 19 August 2026. Rules can change — verify with your council before starting work.

General guidance only — not planning advice. This is the land use table from Victoria Planning Provisions, sourced 19 August 2026. It does not decide what your project is, and overlays can still change what you need to apply for.

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