In short
Short answer: the Airport Environs Overlay (AEO) is a Victorian planning overlay set out in clause 45.02 of the Victoria Planning Provisions and applied to land through each council's planning scheme. In the clause's own words, its first purpose is: “To identify areas which are or will be subject to high levels of aircraft noise, including areas where the use of land for uses sensitive to aircraft noise will need to be restricted”. (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 27 Sep 2026)
An overlay sits on top of the land's zone and adds controls for one issue, whatever the zone is; a lot can carry several.
What it typically means for a buyer (Delora editorial, not legal advice): Land exposed to aircraft noise near an airport; new housing may need noise attenuation.
Check whether the Airport Environs Overlay applies to an address with Address Check. For a decision on a specific property, the official record is a Planning Property Report from VicPlan, and the council's schedule sets the local detail.
What the clause says
Clause 45.02 of the Victoria Planning Provisions (Airport Environs Overlay) states its purposes as: to identify areas which are or will be subject to high levels of aircraft noise, including areas where the use of land for uses sensitive to aircraft noise will need to be restricted; to ensure that land use and development are compatible with the operation of airports in accordance with the appropriate airport strategy or master plan and with safe air navigation for aircraft approaching and departing the airfield; to assist in shielding people from the impact of aircraft noise by requiring appropriate noise attenuation measures in new dwellings and other noise sensitive buildings; and to limit the number of people residing in the area or likely to be subject to significant levels of aircraft noise. (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 27 Sep 2026)
Ask your conveyancer: What aircraft noise information applies to the property?
Shown on planning scheme maps as AEO.
How much of Victoria this covers
From the 2899 sample suburbs Address Check's export has processed so far — a lower bound, not a statewide total, until the export runs statewide.
2,411 land parcels and 3,769 addresses in the sample so far.
Councils with the most coverage
- Kingston (817 lots)
- Gannawarra (375 lots)
- Wellington (195 lots)
- Greater Bendigo (168 lots)
- Strathbogie (148 lots)
- Colac Otway (117 lots)