VicPlan is Victoria’s official statewide planning zone and overlay information service covering all 3.5 million properties in Victoria.
VicPlan was introduced in August 2017 to replace the traditional 15,000 PDF grid maps and has replaced the Planning Maps Online website.
VicPlan is one of the many tools available on www.planning.vic.gov.au. Each year, more than 5 million people use our planning tools and over 2.5 million people access the Planning Property Report.
The tool utilises the latest ESRI technology and overtime will be further enhanced to introduce new datasets and features.
Release 2.4.4
- Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and updated Water Irrigation Districts layers have been added to VicPlan’s Layer Catalogue.
- VicPlan feedback help desk improved.
New Data
We are keen to engage with VicPlan users in the design of future releases of VicPlan. A feedback form can be found within the application on the Home tab of the toolbar.
Previous VicPlan releases
New Features
- Improved Filter tool - a new link in the information panel to quickly filter the map.
- Metadata link added to all Zone & Overlay layers to view the data currency and other useful information on these layers.
- Improvements to the Bushfire Prone Area (BPA) Definition Plan tool.
New Data
- Planning Scheme Overlay history layer updated to include Buffer Area Overlay (BAO).
New Data
Introduction of new Buffer Area Overlay - BAO added to the Land Management subfolder in VicPlan.
New Feature
A new Definition Plan specifically for the Bushfire Prone Areas layer has been created to locate BPA where is does not coincide with a property boundary.
Feedback enhancement to include specific feedback types to better manage and guide user enquiries.
New Data
Precinct Structure Plans and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) Legislated Boundary added to the Layer Catalogue.
Links to the new ordinance pages have been updated in VicPlan.
- VicPlan Road Zones and Public Use Zone 4 – Transport zone are being replaced by new Transport Zones.
- View the Recognition and Settlement Agreement and the National Native Title Tribunal Spatial Data layers.
- Principal Freight Network layers now included in the Transport folder.
- Improved map labels speeds up the map display. House number, property address and parcel labels are much faster to display as duplication in built up areas have been removed.
New Data
- A new Transport set of layers have been created to reflect the State Transport System namely; Principal Bicycle Network, Strategic Cycling Corridors, Principal Public Transport Network, Regional & Metropolitan Rail, Principal Road Network and Principal Transport Gateways.
- Time Slider max date has been updated to reflect recent BPA History update. This also assists Historical Planning Scheme Zones, Overlays & Bushfire History.
New Features
- Protected Settlement Boundary (PSB) is a new layer added following it's introduction in the planning scheme. It also forms part of the Planning Property Report in the Planning Overlays section.
- Fix to the Time Slider dates for layers using this feature.
New Features
- My Location Tool - is a geo-location feature which will be particularly useful for mobile devices to pinpoint your device location on the map.
- Heritage Overlay Search - HOs can be very difficult to find so this new tool will help searches on Heritage Overlay numbers within specific Local Government Areas and Planning Schemes.
- Other improvements include new server infrastructure, fixes to VPP ordinance links and improvements to the search tool for Wind & Solar Farms and Heritage sites HERMES & Victorian Heritage Numbers.
New Features
- Planning Scheme Amendment search tool in the Map tab of the main toolbar
- Shortcut buttons to turn ON/OFF all zones and overlays in the main toolbar
- Postcode and parish name included in the search
- Additional help in the FAQ section on bushfire control impacts
- Special Water Supply Catchment Area
- Catchment Management Authority boundaries
- Water authority boundaries and many other administrative boundaries
New Features
New Data
These new data layers are accessible via the Layer Catalogue in the Map tab of the main toolbar. See the Boundary and utility folders in the Layer Catalogue.
- Planning Scheme Amendment search tool in the Map tab of the main toolbar
- Shortcut buttons to turn ON/OFF all zones and overlays in the main toolbar
- Postcode and parish name included in the search
- Additional help in the FAQ section on bushfire control impacts
- Special Water Supply Catchment Area
- Catchment Management Authority boundaries
- Water authority boundaries and many other administrative boundaries
New Features
New Data
These new data layers are accessible via the Layer Catalogue in the Map tab of the main toolbar. See the Boundary and utility folders in the Layer Catalogue.
New Data
- History of Planning Scheme zones, overlays, amendments and property boundaries at a point in time
- Exhibited Map Amendments with additional layer highlighting new exhibitions
- Wetlands data including Ramsar Sites & Extractive Industry Work Authorities added to the Layer Catalogue
- 1985 Historic Planning Scheme map repaired and now available
New Features
- Try the new Time slider to interact with histories of the Planning Scheme and associated property layer
- Link from each map Amendment to the Amendments web page for status and details
- Search by Hermes number for Heritage Inventory and Register sites
- Search by Crown land descriptors, eg. Parish Barp Allot 27A Sec F (27A~F\PP2080)
- Measure Area tool for simple and accurate areas of property and other features
- Switching between base maps issue has now been resolved
- Overlay Filter tool issue resolved
- Planning Scheme Overlay display resolved
- Users can now customise the styles of both property and parcel map layers
- User survey available on start up
- Repair to the historic 1985 Planning Scheme map, missing sections replaced
- Fix of overlay map labels
- New data catalogue from which additional map layers can be added to VicPlan
- New Overlay intersector tool, extends existing Zone intersector function to overlays
- Improved map layer styling to better distinguish Planning Scheme Overlays and other map layers
- New data includes all catalog layers, ie. Precinct Structure Plan areas, ABS Population, land use, vegetation and many more layers
- Improved performance and security
- Integration of Google Street View
- New tools - Data Import, Zone Intersector, Overlay Filter, advanced property/parcel search
- Improved styling to distinguish Heritage and Built form Overlays & new ICO and SCO overlays
- Map legend for historic planning scheme maps
- A new look planning report
- Simplified tools to measure distance/area, mark-up map and filter data layers
- A new car parking/PPTN interactive map to support changes to car parking provisions introduced by Amendment VC 148
- Improved printing functions including templates up to A2 in size
- New datasets previously provided in Planning Maps Online (PMO) including:
- Bushfire areas
- Heritage features
- Growth Areas
- Historic Planning Schemes (1960s-1980s)
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- VicPlan Road Zones and Public Use Zone 4 – Transport zone are being replaced by new Transport Zones.
- View the Recognition and Settlement Agreement and the National Native Title Tribunal Spatial Data layers.
- Principal Freight Network layers now included in the Transport folder.
- Improved map labels speeds up the map display. House number, property address and parcel labels are much faster to display as duplication in built up areas have been removed.
New Data
More information
If you have any general questions or require further assistance about VicPlan please contact us:
✉ Email: planning.support@delwp.vic.gov.au
Page last updated: 16/02/23