Designations
With a designation, requiring authorities can set aside land for future public works or projects like roads, telecommunications and electricity networks, or schools and prisons.
A designation places restrictions on what anyone other than the requiring authority can do on the designated land. If an area of your property is part of a designation it means you cannot make changes to the land without the prior written consent of the requiring authority or necessary approvals from the district council.
Once a designation is in the district plan, the proposed works can be carried out there at any time and the authority responsible does not have to comply with the district plan rules.
To find out more about the designation process under the RMA, check out the Ministry for the Environment’s An everyday guide to the RMA: The designation process.
A requiring authority is:
- Minister of the Crown
- A local authority
- A network utility operator* can be approved as a requiring authority by the Minister for the Environment.
*A network utility operator is an organisation that conducts activities that, in Selwyn, would include power transmission, electricity and water distribution, telecommunications network, and construction of roads and railway lines. These organisations can be approved as a requiring authority by the Minister for the Environment.
Notice of Requirement
A Notice of Requirement for a new designation must be publicly notified for submissions.
List of Designations
A list of Council and other requiring authorities designations, in the Selwyn District, can be found in Appendix 2 of the District Plan Township Volume and Rural Volume. This list will be superseded by the one contained in Part 3 Designations of the Partially Operative District Plan (Decisions Version), once these provisions are beyond challenge.
Privately owned land
A requiring authority may notify a requirement over land that it does not own.
The designation has an immediate restrictive effect on that land and what can be undertaken on it by any other person.
Prior written consent from the requiring authority is needed for any land use activity or subdivision that could prevent or hinder the designation's purpose.
Once a designation is confirmed it overrides the restrictions of the district plan on undertaking the work.
Further help and information
If you have questions about a designation please get in touch with the Duty Planner on 0800 SELWYN (735 996) or email contactus@selwyn.govt.nz
Minister of Education | Operative Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ME18 | 05/04/2023 | Amendment to the boundaries of Designation ME18 – Burnham School (D230001) |
| ME31 | 12/02/2023 | New designation for Rolleston Secondary School (D220002) |
| ME11 | 23/11/2022 | Amend designation conditions for Clearview Primary School relating to building bulk and location (Ref D220003) |
| ME26 | 23/11/2022 | Amend designation conditions for Rolleston High School relating to building bulk and location (Ref D220004) |
| ME27 | 23/11/2022 | Amend designation conditions for Rolleston West Primary School relating to building bulk and location (D220005) |
| ME28 | 03/11/2022 | Amend designation conditions for Lemonwood Grove School relating to parking (D220007 |
| ME30 | 07/09/2022 | Amend designation conditions for Acland Park Primary School relating to parking, and update the site identifier to “Te Rōhutu Whio” (D220006) |
| ME14 | 23/09/2020 | Partial removal of Designation ME14 – Springston Primary School (D200209) |
| ME30 | 10/08/2020 | Acland Park Primary School (D190063) |
| ME29 | 05/04/2018 | Lincoln South Primary School (Ararira Springs Primary - Te Puna o Ararira) (D170052) |
| ME28 | 08/12/2016 | Lemonwood Grove School designation alteration (D160049) |
| ME21 | 02/05/2016 | To remove the District Plan designation for Greenpark School (D160047) |
| ME10 | 29/02/2016 | Rolleston School designation alteration (D150046) |
| New Zealand Police | Operative Date | Details |
| MP3 | 5/4/2023 | Partial removal of Designation MP3 – Leeston Police Station and Residence (D230002 |
New Zealand Transport Agency | Operative Date | Details |
| TR7 | 13/03/2023 | Amend designation conditions for Rakaia Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (D220001) |
| TR1 | 12/04/2022 | State Highway 73 designation alteration (D210004) |
| TP5 | 07/04/2022 | National Grid Electricity Electricity Substation, including associated 220kV transmission line connection and ancillary works |
| TR7 | 10/08/2020 | NZTA Weigh Station - State Highway 1 and North Rakaia Road, Rakaia (D190066) |
| Selwyn District Council | Operative Date | Details |
| D412 | 07/04/2022 | Pines Resource Recovery Park designation alteration (D210007) |
| D424 | 07/04/2022 | Designate land for Water Treatment and Reservoir Facility, Prebbleton (D210003) |
| D423 | 12/05/2021 | Designate site as Water Treatment Facility, Springfield (D210002) |
| D422 | 14/04/2021 | Designate site as a Water Treatment Facility, Kirwee (D210001) |
| D421 | 11/03/2021 | Designate land for Recreation Reserve purposes, Prebbleton (D200088) |
| D420 | 14/10/2020 | Water Treatment Facility, 106 Bangor road (D200208) |
| D190 | 10/08/2020 | Extend designation for the Kirwee Recreation Reserve (D190064) |
D417 | 10/04/2019 | Rolleston Recreation Precinct (Foster Park) designation alteration (D170053) |
D412 | 07/11/2018 | Pines Resource Recovery Park designation alteration (D180058) |
D419 | 10/10/2018 | The terminal wastewater pump station, Springs Road Prebbleton (D180057) |
| D96 | 13/06/2018 | Removal of Designation D96 - Water Supply Purposes |
D418 | 14/09/2016 | To designate the Helpet Wastewater Treatment Plant as a pump station for the intermittent operational storage facility and potable water supply (D160048) |
| Orion New Zealand Limited | Operative Date | Details |
| OR12 | 07/04/2022 | Zone Electricity Substation |
| Minister of Children | Operative Date | Details |
| MCHI1 | 13/05/2020 | Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children alteration (D200068) |
| MCHI1 | 13/03/2019 | Identify the Minister for Children as the requiring authority for the designation (D190060) |
| Central Plains Water | Operative Date | Details |
CPW | 18/04/2018 | Central Plains Water designation alteration (D180055) |
CPW | 19/04/2017 | Partial removal of the Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme (CPWES) designation across multiple properties/sites (D170051) |
| Central Plains Water | Operative Date | Details |
TP4 | 19/04/2017 | To remove part of the designation at the Hororata substation (D170050) |
| Amendments | Operative Date | Details |
| Schedule of Amendments | 23/04/2016 | AW2, CR1, CR2, CR3, CR4, CR5, CR6, CR7, CR8, CR9, CR10, CR11, CPW, DE1, DE2, DE3, DE4, DE5, DE6, DE7, DE8, DE9, DE10, DE11, DE12, DE13, DE14, KL1, MC1, ME13, ME17, ME18, ME19, ME20, ME21, ME22, ME23, ME24, ME25, MS1, OR3, OR4, OR5, OR6, OR7, OR8, OR9, OR10, OR11, RC1, CH12, CH13, CH14, CH15, CH16, CH17, CH18, TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4, TR,5, TR6 |
| Schedule of Amendments | 12/02/2014 | ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME6, ME7, ME8, ME9, ME10, ME11, ME12, ME13, ME14, ME15, ME16, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP5, OR1, OR2, RC1, TE1, TE2, TE3, TE4, TE5, TE6, TE7, TE8, TE9, TE10, TE11, TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4, TR,5, TR6 |
| Schedule of Amendments | 02/07/2014 | ME10, ME11, ME12, ME13, ME14, ME15, ME16, ME27 MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP5, OR1, OR2, RC1, TE1, TE2, TE3, TE4, TE5, TE6, TE7, TE8, TE9, TE10, TE11 |
| Ministry of Defence | Operative Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| MDEF-1. MDEF-2, MDEF-4 | 21/11/2023 | The Minister has accepted the Selwyn District Council's recommendations with minor modifications |
| MDEF-3 | 13/11/2023 | The Minister rejects the Selwyn District Council's recommendation for inclusion of a condition requiring the development of a noise management plan in the area of the West Melton Range |