What’s permitted in URBAN FLOODWAY ZONE
Victoria Planning Provisions · cl 37.03 · 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 2
No permit required
- Informal outdoor recreation
- Any use listed in Clause 62.01 M
Section 2 — permit required 6
Planning Permit
- Agriculture (other than Animal production and Apiculture)
- Grazing animal production
- Leisure and recreation (other than Informal outdoor recreation, Indoor recreation facility, and Motor racing track)
- Road
- Utility installation (other than Telecommunications facility)
- Any use listed in Clause 62.01 if any requirement is not met
Section 3 — prohibited 3
- Animal production (other than Grazing animal production)
- Indoor recreation facility
- Motor racing track
Anything not named below is treated as “Section 3 — prohibited”. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this URBAN FLOODWAY 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 URBAN FLOODWAY 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 URBAN FLOODWAY ZONE, is it prohibited in Victoria?
Not by itself. Unlisted uses follow this zone’s fallback (“Section 3 — prohibited”). That is different from being named on the list.
Sources
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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