A designation is land set aside for public works or projects like roads, telecommunications and electricity networks, or schools.
If an area of your property is designated for one of these purposes you cannot make changes to the land without prior written consent of the requiring authority. Examples of requiring authorities include the Councils, the New Zealand Transport Agency and the Minister of Education.
The Proposed District Plan includes some Notices of Requirement for new designations. It also includes designations that requiring authorities have requested be rolled over from the Operative District Plan into the Proposed District Plan, some with modifications and some with no modifications.