Designations

For information about designations under the Resource Management Act 1991 visit the Ministry for the Environment's website. 

The District Plan identifies (in the Designations Section of the City Wide Rules) all the requiring authorities that have designated land in the City, and lists all the designated sites in the Designations Appendix. Each site identified in the Appendix has a code (for example WCCRW5*). The area of the designated site is identified in the District Plan Maps by a red border around the site and by the designation code within or alongside the identified site. 

(* Waitakere City Council Road Widening Designation No 5)

Outline Plan of Works

The Outline Plan of Works procedure was introduced into the Resource Management Act in 1997. While the Outline Plan of Works procedure is similar to the resource consent procedure, it only applies to sites that have been designated by a requiring authority under section 168 of the Resource Management Act 1991. 

Outline Plan of Works are required where a structure is being built on a designated site (for example a classroom being built on a site designated by the Ministry of Education). 

Outline Plan of Works must generally show: 

• the height, shape and bulk of the work; 
• the location on the site; 
• the finished contour of the site; 
• vehicular access, 
• circulation and provision for parking; 
• proposed landscaping; and 
• any other matters required to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects. 

The District Plan outlines (in the Designations Section of the City Wide Rules) any specific requirements that relate to each designation. 

Outline Plan of Works are intended to show the Council what is happening on the site. They are required when the structure is in keeping with the specified use of the designated site. If the structure is not in keeping with the specified use (for example a retail outlet on a site designated for infrastructure uses), the requiring authority will need to obtain a resource consent from the Council, rather than follow the Outline Plan of Works process. 

The Council may request changes to the Outline Plan of Works, and the requiring authority (the agency that has submitted the Outline Plan of Works) must respond to the Council's requests. Should the Council not be satisfied by that response, it may appeal to the Environment Court. 

There is no opportunity for the public to make submissions on an Outline Plan of Works. The opportunity for public submissions only exists when the Council publicly notifies the requiring authority's initial requirement for a designation to enable the authority use the site. 

	For further information see the Ministry for the Environment's website.
	Note: Copies of the District Plan will eventually be available for viewing on this site.  Obtain a copy from the Civic Centre or all Waitakere City Council Libraries.

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Designations: Outline Plan of Works (Size 58K)

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