How to read the map

Every colour on the map is a legal fact: what the land may be used for today, straight from each state government's planning scheme, in the same colours their official maps use.

What zoning is

Zoning is the rulebook attached to every parcel of land: what can be built, how dense, how tall. A "rezoning" changes that rulebook, and because permitted use drives land value, a rezoning can transform what a site is worth long before anything is built. That pipeline of change is what Rezoning Hub tracks.

The zone families

• Residential. Houses, townhouses, apartments — low to high density. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example NSW R2 Low Density Residential, VIC GRZ General Residential). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Commercial & centres. Shops, offices, town centres, mixed use. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example NSW E2 Commercial Centre, VIC C1Z Commercial 1). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Industrial & employment. Factories, warehouses, urban services. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example state-specific codes). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Rural. Farming, primary production, village edges. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example state-specific codes). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Environment & waterways. Conservation, bushland, rivers and coast. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example state-specific codes). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Open space. Parks, sportsgrounds, public recreation. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example state-specific codes). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.
• Special & infrastructure. Schools, hospitals, roads, rail, utilities. Each family bundles many precise zone codes (for example state-specific codes). The exact code appears when you zoom in and is what a planner would quote.

Use the legend checkboxes on the map to isolate a family. For example, untick everything but Industrial to see every industrial precinct in a city at once.

How a rezoning happens

A proposal moves through stages, and each move is an event you can be alerted to:

1. Lodged / pre-exhibition: a council or proponent starts the process
2. On exhibition: the public can comment; documents go online
3. Post-exhibition / assessment: submissions weighed, panels report
4. Approved / gazetted: the law changes; the map recolours
5. Refused, withdrawn or lapsed: the attempt ends

The earlier you know, the more the knowledge is worth. Search the register, open a case to see its full stage history, and press Watch, or draw an area on the map, and changes land in your feed.

Where the data comes from

Every fact traces to a government source: state planning registers, gazettes and spatial services, all fetched continuously and kept with full history. Coverage differs by state because governments publish differently; the honest state-by-state picture is on the coverage page.