Designation notice: procedure
120.Paragraph 8 sets out that a designation notice may be issued by the designating authority that confirms indefinitely the status of the provisional designation.
121.A designation notice may not be issued until the period of notice for making representations has expired. The designating authority must have regard to any representations made within the period of notice in deciding whether to confirm the designation.
122.The designation notice must be issued within 60 days of the date of issue of the provisional designation notice. After this time the provisional designation will cease to have effect. If the designating authority still wants to designate the feature after that time, then a new provisional designation notice is required. The designating authority may not confirm a designation or take any enforcement action in respect of a provisional designation once the period of notice has expired.
123.The designation notice must include certain particulars about the feature and designation including what is being designated and why, and give information about the appeals process.
124.The owner of the feature may appeal a designation notice, for example if the authority has not taken account of reasonable representations made in respect of the provisional designation that preceded the designation notice.
