Draft decision and conditions
On 5 November 2026, the Barrytown Minerals Project expert panel issued Minute 4 releasing its draft decision and conditions.
The panel proposes to grant the approvals sought in this application.
Minute 4 of the expert panel (PDF, 121 KB)
- Barrytown Minerals Project draft decision and conditions of consent (PDF, 2 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions – Schedule 2 Part 1 (PDF, 24 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions – Schedule 2 Part 2 (PDF, 32 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions – Schedules 3 and 4 (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions (clean version) (DOCX, 2 MB)
- Appendix A – Resource consent conditions (tracked changes version) (DOCX, 2 MB)
- Appendix B – Draft wildlife approval conditions (PDF, 277 KB)
- Appendix B – Draft wildlife approval conditions (clean version) (DOCX, 173 KB)
- Appendix B – Draft wildlife approval conditions (tracked changes version) (DOCX, 174 KB)
- Appendix C – Draft archaeological authority conditions (PDF, 1 MB)
- Appendix C – Draft archaeological authority conditions (clean version) (DOCX, 14 MB)
- Appendix F – Plans (Substantive application – Appendix K) (PDF, 4 MB)
- Appendix G – Plans (Substantive application – Appendix L6C) (PDF, 19 MB)
- Appendix H – Plans (Substantive application – Appendix J and M9) Part 1 (PDF, 24 MB)
- Appendix H – Plans (Substantive application – Appendix J and M9) Part 2 (PDF, 32 MB)
Under section 70 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (the Act), an expert panel must invite comments on the draft conditions from:
- the applicant
- every person or group that provided comments under section 53
- any local authority or other body with a statutory responsibility to enforce or monitor compliance with the conditions.
The panel must also issue the panel’s draft decision document for each approval in accordance with section 70(2)(b).
The panel set a deadline of 16 November 2026 for receiving these responses.
The panel also set a deadline of 23 November 2026 for the applicant to respond to comments received under section 70.
Under section 72 of the Act, an expert panel must also invite comments on the draft decision, including any draft conditions, from:
- the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti
- the Minister for Māori Development.
The panel set a deadline of 19 November 2026 for receiving this response.