In short
Short answer: the Road Closure Overlay (RXO) is a Victorian planning overlay set out in clause 45.04 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 a road that is closed by an amendment to this planning scheme”. (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): Identifies a road that the planning scheme has closed.
Check whether the Road Closure 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 45.04 of the Victoria Planning Provisions (Road Closure Overlay) states its purposes as: to identify a road that is closed by an amendment to this planning scheme. (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 27 Sep 2026)
Ask your conveyancer: Does the title include any closed road land?
Shown on planning scheme maps as RXO.
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.
221 land parcels and 1,994 addresses in the sample so far.
Councils with the most coverage
- Whittlesea (64 lots)
- Greater Geelong (43 lots)
- Darebin (36 lots)
- South Gippsland (20 lots)
- Hume (15 lots)
- Yarra Ranges (9 lots)
Suburbs with the highest share
- Caulfield North — 8% of addresses checked (879)
- Coburg — 3% of addresses checked (483)
- Outtrim — 2% of addresses checked (4)