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

Mornington Peninsula Mornington Peninsula — zoning, development & DA activity

Mornington Peninsula covers 39 suburbs and 114,571 property lots in Greater Melbourne. ZoneDSS resolves the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme and applicable overlays for every address — and aggregates the picture by suburb here.

Suburbs
39
Lots
114,571
Median sale
$1.25M

Suburbs in this council

Browse suburbs in Mornington Peninsula

Each suburb has its own zoning mix, constraints, and market profile. We have detailed planning guides for 39 suburbs in Mornington Peninsula so far — and we're adding more weekly.

Mornington
VIC 3931
3931
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Rosebud
VIC 3939
3939
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Rye
VIC 3941
3941
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Mount Martha
VIC 3934
3934
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Mount Eliza
VIC 3930
3930
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Hastings
VIC 3915
3915
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Dromana
VIC 3936
3936
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Somerville
VIC 3912
3912
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Safety Beach
VIC 3936
3936
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Blairgowrie
VIC 3942
3942
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Sorrento
VIC 3943
3943
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Capel Sound
VIC 3940
3940
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Tootgarook
VIC 3941
3941
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McCrae
VIC 3938
3938
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Crib Point
VIC 3919
3919
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Tyabb
VIC 3913
3913
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Bittern
VIC 3918
3918
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Portsea
VIC 3944
3944
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Flinders
VIC 3929
3929
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Somers
VIC 3927
3927
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Balnarring
VIC 3926
3926
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Baxter
VIC 3911
3911
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St Andrews Beach
VIC 3941
3941
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Red Hill
VIC 3937
3937
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Shoreham
VIC 3916
3916
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Cape Schanck
VIC 3939
3939
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Balnarring Beach
VIC 3926
3926
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Fingal
VIC 3939
3939
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Moorooduc
VIC 3933
3933
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Red Hill South
VIC 3937
3937
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Main Ridge
VIC 3928
3928
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Arthurs Seat
VIC 3936
3936
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Boneo
VIC 3939
3939
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Merricks Beach
VIC 3926
3926
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Merricks North
VIC 3926
3926
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Merricks
VIC 3916
3916
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Tuerong
VIC 3915
3915
View suburb planning guide
Point Leo
VIC 3916
3916
View suburb planning guide
Hmas Cerberus
VIC 3920
3920
View suburb planning guide

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Planning instruments

What governs development in Mornington Peninsula

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

Planning scheme

Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme

Sets the zone, building height, permitted and prohibited uses, and levels of assessment for every lot in Mornington Peninsula. 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 Mornington Peninsula: GRZ — the most common single zone across the council's 114,571 lots.

FAQs

Mornington Peninsula planning questions

What's the dominant zoning in Mornington Peninsula?

The most common zoning across Mornington Peninsula 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 Mornington Peninsula?

Mornington Peninsula covers 39 suburbs across 114,571 property lots. It sits in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria.

What's the median property price in Mornington Peninsula?

The median sale price across Mornington Peninsula is $1,250,000. Individual suburbs range materially around this — drill into any suburb page below to see lot-level market data.

Which planning scheme applies in Mornington Peninsula?

Mornington Peninsula operates under the Mornington Peninsula 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 Mornington Peninsula 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 Mornington Peninsula 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

Mornington Peninsula stats aggregated from lot-level cadastre and the Mornington Peninsula 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 →