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Council planning hub · Greater Melbourne · Updated 2026-06-08

Knox Knox — zoning, development & DA activity

Knox covers 11 suburbs and 79,317 property lots in Greater Melbourne. ZoneDSS resolves the Knox Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
11
Lots
79,317
Median sale
$950K

Planning instruments

What governs development in Knox

Three layers of planning controls apply to every property in Knox. Read them together to know what can be built.

Planning scheme

Knox Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Knox. The primary instrument every development application is assessed against.

Zoning framework

Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP)

The statewide template of standard zones and overlays the scheme is built from, with ResCode governing residential design.

Plus overlays

Planning scheme overlays

Heritage (HO), flood (LSIO), bushfire (BMO), design (DDO) and environmental overlays modify what can be built on a lot, on top of the zone.

Dominant zone in Knox: NRZ — the most common single zone across the council's 79,317 lots.

FAQs

Knox planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Knox?

The most common zoning across Knox is NRZ. The full picture varies by suburb — each suburb has its own mix of zones set by the planning scheme (Victorian Planning Provisions). Browse the suburbs below to see exact breakdowns.

How many suburbs are in Knox?

Knox covers 11 suburbs across 79,317 property lots. It sits in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria.

What's the median property price in Knox?

The median sale price across Knox is $950,000. Individual suburbs range materially around this — drill into any suburb page below to see lot-level market data.

Which planning scheme applies in Knox?

Knox operates under the Knox Planning Scheme, built on the Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP). ZoneDSS resolves the zone, overlays and controls for any address in the council area.

How do I find the zoning of a specific Knox property?

Search the suburb above, then click "Run a report on your address" in the suburb page. ZoneDSS returns the exact zone, height limit, permitted uses, and every overlay that applies to the lot — cited to source.

Get a planning report for any Knox address

Council and suburb stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.

Run a report — from A$29

14-section report · planning scheme + overlays cross-referenced · cited to source

Methodology & sources

Knox stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Knox Planning Scheme. Sources: Victorian Planning Provisions & planning schemes, Victorian Building Authority / building permit activity, Victoria in Future, ABS Census 2021, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.

Council-level statistics — your specific suburb and lot will vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →