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

Manningham Manningham — zoning, development & DA activity

Manningham covers 10 suburbs and 59,828 property lots in Greater Melbourne. ZoneDSS resolves the Manningham Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
10
Lots
59,828
Median sale
$1.44M

Suburbs in this council

Browse suburbs in Manningham

Each suburb has its own zoning mix, constraints, and market profile. We have detailed planning guides for 10 suburbs in Manningham so far — and we're adding more weekly.

Need data on a specific Manningham address?

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Planning instruments

What governs development in Manningham

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

Planning scheme

Manningham Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Manningham. 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 Manningham: GRZ — the most common single zone across the council's 59,828 lots.

FAQs

Manningham planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Manningham?

The most common zoning across Manningham is GRZ. 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 Manningham?

Manningham covers 10 suburbs across 59,828 property lots. It sits in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria.

What's the median property price in Manningham?

The median sale price across Manningham is $1,438,500. Individual suburbs range materially around this — drill into any suburb page below to see lot-level market data.

Which planning scheme applies in Manningham?

Manningham operates under the Manningham 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 Manningham 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 Manningham 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.

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

Methodology & sources

Manningham stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Manningham 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 →