Home builders in Red Cliffs
Mildura Rural City Council · Mildura Planning Scheme · Mildura & Sunraysia Regional town
- Council
- Mildura Rural City Council
- Planning scheme
- Mildura Planning Scheme
- Overlays mapped here
- Salinity Management Overlay · Land Subject to Inundation Overlay · Environmental Audit Overlay · Design and Development Overlay · Heritage Overlay · Bushfire Management Overlay · Development Plan Overlay · Environmental Significance Overlay · Floodway Overlay · Vegetation Protection Overlay
- Residential zones mapped
- GRZ1 general residential zone - schedule 1
LDRZ1 low density residential zone - schedule 1
RLZ1 rural living zone - schedule 1
TZ1 township zone - schedule 1 - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- Heritage overlay schedules
- 7
Planning data from Vicmap Planning (DTP Victoria) (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on VicPlan.
Builders serving Red Cliffs
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Red Cliffs actually involves
Red Cliffs is one of the few places published here mapped with a Township Zone — TZ1 — a zone built for small settlements where housing, shops and light commercial sit together rather than in separate precincts.
A township zone is more permissive, and that cuts both ways
It allows a wider mix of uses than a residential zone does. That can be an advantage if you want to live and work on the same land. It also means the block next door has more latitude than it would in GRZ1, which is worth knowing before you commit to a view or a quiet frontage.
Four zone codes across 206.67 km²
TZ1 sits alongside GRZ1, LDRZ1 and RLZ1. In a boundary this large that spread separates a township block from rural living land by a considerable distance, and with it the servicing, the driveway and the effluent design.
Salinity, and both flood controls
A Salinity Management Overlay is mapped — a proposal inside one must show it will not worsen rising groundwater and salt, which reaches drainage and effluent. A Floodway Overlay and a Land Subject to Inundation Overlay are both mapped as well.
Heritage is very light
7 Heritage Overlay schedules across the whole boundary, alongside VPO1 and an Environmental Audit Overlay. On most blocks heritage will not be the binding constraint.
What to ask a builder
Ask whether the block is township zone or residential, and what the neighbouring land permits. Ask how the salinity overlay changes the effluent and drainage design.
Local landmarks in Red Cliffs
- Sunnycliffs
- Karadoc
- Echo Point
- Outlet Creek
- Lambert Island
- Karadoc Swamp
- Hillview Reserve
- Barclay Square
Questions about building in Red Cliffs
What is a Township Zone?
It is a zone for small settlements, allowing housing, shops and light commercial together rather than in separate precincts. More permissive than a residential zone — which also means neighbouring land has more latitude.
What zones are mapped in Red Cliffs?
TZ1 Township, GRZ1 General Residential, LDRZ1 Low Density and RLZ1 Rural Living, across 206.67 km². The gap between a township block and rural living land is considerable.
What is the Salinity Management Overlay?
It applies where rising groundwater and salt threaten land and buildings. A proposal inside one has to show it won't worsen the problem, which reaches drainage and effluent design.
Is Red Cliffs heritage-controlled?
Barely — 7 Heritage Overlay schedules across the whole boundary. On most blocks heritage will not be the binding constraint.
Is Red Cliffs flood-affected?
Parts of it. Both a Floodway Overlay and a Land Subject to Inundation Overlay are mapped across the suburb.