Auckland Prison Capacity Increase

Project summary

Alter the designation conditions and undertake works to enable the increase in prisoner numbers to approximately 1,200.

Project location

530 Paremoremo Road, Paremoremo, Auckland.

Project listing application

Auckland Prison Capacity Increase application – Ministry for the Environment website

Completeness decision

The substantive application by Department of Corrections was deemed complete on 24 April 2026. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 1 April 2026.

Decision on completeness and scope – Auckland Prison Capacity Increase application (PDF, 77KB)

Memorandum on completeness and scope (PDF, 6.4MB)

Competing applications decision

The substantive application by Department of Corrections was deemed not to have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 7 May 2026. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. 

Record of decision on competing applications – Auckland Prison Capacity Increase (PDF, 79KB)

Decision of appointment of panel and timing of panel decisions

On 27 May 2026, the panel convener issued Minute 3 regarding the:

• appointment of the expert panel

• timeframe for panel decisions for the Auckland Prison Capacity Increase project under clause 2 of section 79 of the Act.

Minute 3 can be viewed on the Correspondence page for the Auckland Prison Capacity Increase project.

Correspondence