PC 120 Independent Hearings Panel documents

Availability of documents

These documents will be available from the following dates:

• Procedural minutes and directions: February 2026.
• Hearings Procedures Manual: March 2026.
• Templates for submitting evidence: March 2026.
• Hearings calendar: April 2026.

The Independent Hearings Panel will share any communication from the council and from people who made submissions to the panel as it receives them.

Correspondence

Download the document to read correspondence sent to the Independent Hearings Panel.

Government directions

A direction is a law that starts only after the government officially publishes it. It is required because council is using a 20-month Streamlined Planning Process for PC120.

Check 'The Resource Management (Direction to Auckland Council to use the Streamlined Planning Process to Prepare Proposed Plan Change 120: Housing Intensification and Resilience) Notice 2025' to find out about:

• the government’s direction
• the statement of expectations for PC 120.