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Wodonga Council · Wodonga Planning Scheme · Wodonga & North East Victoria Greenfield · house and land

Council
Wodonga Council
Planning scheme
Wodonga Planning Scheme
Overlays mapped here
Bushfire Management Overlay · Environmental Significance Overlay · Land Subject to Inundation Overlay · Floodway Overlay · Vegetation Protection Overlay · Development Plan Overlay · Heritage Overlay · Development Contributions Plan Overlay
Residential zones mapped
GRZ1 general residential zone - schedule 1
LDRZ low density residential zone
MUZ mixed use zone
RLZ1 rural living zone - schedule 1
RLZ3 rural living zone - schedule 3
UGZ urban growth zone
UGZ1 urban growth zone - schedule 1
Bushfire-prone land
Mapped in this suburb
Heritage overlay schedules
3

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 Baranduda

None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.

What building in Baranduda actually involves

Baranduda maps three Bushfire Management Overlay schedules — BMO, BMO1 and BMO2 — alongside urban growth zone land. Growth-front development and a mapped bushfire hazard on the same ground is a combination that decides the build before the design starts.

Bushfire here is a permit trigger, not an add-on

Inside a BMO, bushfire is assessed as part of the planning permit: defendable space, access widths, water supply and the Bushfire Attack Level the house is built to. That reaches siting, cladding, windows, decking and cost. Three separate schedules means more than one kind of hazard has been mapped, and the schedule matters as much as the overlay.

Growth-zone land alongside it

UGZ and UGZ1 are both mapped, with five Development Plan Overlay schedules. On growth-front land an incorporated plan sets lot layout, density and staging — so what you can build comes from a document rather than a zone table, and the stage your block is in decides when services actually arrive.

Four environmental significance schedules

ESO1, ESO2, ESO3 and ESO5, plus VPO4 for vegetation and a contributions plan overlay. Both flood controls are mapped too.

Heritage is almost absent

Three Heritage Overlay schedules across 30.31 km². It will not be the binding constraint on most blocks here.

What to ask a builder

Ask for the BAL rating before you agree a price, not after. Ask which development plan covers the lot and what stage it is in.

Local landmarks in Baranduda

Questions about building in Baranduda

Do I need a bushfire assessment in Baranduda?

Very likely. Three Bushfire Management Overlay schedules are mapped and the suburb intersects a designated bushfire prone area. Inside a BMO it is a permit trigger covering defendable space, access, water supply and the construction standard.

What does urban growth zoning mean here?

UGZ and UGZ1 are mapped with five Development Plan Overlay schedules. An incorporated plan sets lot layout, density and staging, so what you can build comes from that document and the stage decides when services arrive.

Can I remove trees?

Not freely — VPO4 is mapped, and four Environmental Significance schedules apply as well. Both can shape where the house sits.

Is Baranduda heritage-controlled?

Barely — three Heritage Overlay schedules across 30.31 km². It will not be the binding constraint on most blocks.

How much does the bushfire rating add to cost?

We won't quote a figure, because it swings with the rating. What changes is real: cladding, windows, decking, screening and sometimes the position of the house. Get the BAL before the price.

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