The construction of prison buildings is subject to the same regulations as other building construction which include Building Regulations where appropriate, Health and Safety and Fire Regulations and various regulations relating to the provision of utility services. Government policies relating to energy and sustainable development apply including the requirement to achieve the highest BRE assessment method rating of excellent for energy efficiency for each building. Design, Security and Technical specifications and standards produced by NOMS also apply. A proposal to locate and build a new prison on a particular site would be subject to planning procedures. These procedures also apply to the provision of a new building in an existing prison.
NOMS produces a wide range of design, security and technical specifications and standards which cover every aspect of building design, including lighting, furniture, amenities, privacy, ventilation and space requirements. These specifications and standards take account of regulations relating to building construction and also prison security requirements.
Land values are updated annually. The values are not necessarily the same as what might be obtained if a site was sold on the open market. The sale value will depend on how the site can be marketed—a planning consent for residential development will enhance value for example—and the market forces at the time of the sale. The current land values for prisons within the HM Prison Service are in the following table.
Establishment Land value at 31 March (£) HMP Acklington 885,000 HMP Albany 8,000,000 HMP Ashwell 1,000,000 HMP/YOI Askham Grange 2,000,000 HMP/YOI Aylesbury 5,800,000 HMP Bedford 1,300,000 HMP Belmarsh 31,500,000 HMP Birmingham 7,800,000 HMP Blakenhurst Site incl with Brockhill HMP Blantyre House 1,750,000 HMP Blundeston 166,000 HMYOI Brinsford Site incl with Featherstone HMP Bristol 4,150,000 HMP Brixton 7,000,000 HMP Brockhill 2,225,000 HMP Buckley Hall 4,500,000 HMP Bullingdon 180,000 HMP/YOI Bullwood Hall 545,000 HMP Camp Hill 2,750,000 HMP Canterbury 2,000,000 HMP/RC Cardiff 4,650,000 HMP/YOI Castington 430,000 HMP Channings Wood 2,170,000 HMP/YOI Chelmsford 12,000,000 HMP Coldingley 14,725,000 HMP Cookham Wood 10,000,000 HMP Dartmoor n/a Leased Site HM/YOI Deerbolt 3,500,000 HMP Dorchester 1,400,000 HMP Downview 31,650,000 HMP/YOI Drake Hall 420,000 HMP Durham 670,000 HMP/YOI East Button Park 2,250,000 HMP/YOI Eastwood Park 265,000 HMP Elmley Site incl. with Standford Hill HMP Erlestoke 2,000,000 HMP Everthorpe 5,000,000 HMP/YOI Exeter 1,900,000 HMP Featherstone 1,650,000 HMP/YOI Feltham 40,000,000 HMP Ford 17,500,000 HMP Foston Hall 800,000 HMP Frankland 3,175,000 HMP Full Sutton 6,750,000 HMP Garth 1,220,000 HMP Gartree 600,000 HMP/YOI Glen Parva 22,000,000 HMP/YOI Gloucester 1,210,000 HMP Grendon 8,400,000 HMP/YOI Guys Marsh 1,275,000 HMP Haverigg 880,000 HMP Hewell Grange Site incl.with Brockhill HMP High Down Site incl.with Downview HMP/YOI Highpoint 555,000 HMYOI Hindley 10,000,000 HMP Hollesley Bay 350,000 HMP/YOI Holloway 8,500,000 HMP Holme House 2,800,000 HMP Hull 4,200,000 HMYOI Huntercombe 6,000,000 HMP Kingston 4,420,000 HMP Kirkham 3,100,000 HMP Kirklevington Grange 830,000 HMP Lancaster n/a Leased Site HMP/YOI Lancaster Farms 1,425,000 HMP Latchmere House 7,500,000 HMP Leeds 7,000,000 HMP Leicester 1,450,000 HMP/YOI Lewes 2,000,000 HMP Leyhill 2,000,000 HMP Lincoln 5,000,000 BMP Lindholme 14,000,000 HMP Littlehey 3,680,000 HMP Liverpool 2,800,000 HMP Long Lartin 1,390,000 HMYOI Low Newton 650,000 HMP Maidstone 5,600,000 HMP Manchester 4,200,000 HMP Moorland Open (Hatfield) 2,100,000 HMP/YOI Moorland Closed Site incl.with Lindholme HMP Morton Hall 3,000,000 HMP The Mount 4,000,000 HMP/YOI New Hall 3,500,000 HMYOI Northallerton 1,500,000 HMP North Sea Camp 250,000 HMP/YOI Norwich 5,300,000 HMP Nottingham 5,100,000 HMYOI Onley 1,165,000 HMP Parkhurst 4,500,000 HMP Pentonville 9,700,000 HMYOI Portland 6,750,000 HMP/YOI Prescoed 200,000 HMP Preston 1,925,000 HMP Ranby 6,500,000 HMYOI RC Reading 3,645,000 HMP Risley 120,000 HMP Rochester Site incl.with Cookham Wood HMP Send 15,350,000 HMP Shepton Mallet 800,000 HMP Shrewsbury 1,085,000 HMP Spring Hill 285,000 HMP Stafford 2,300,000 HMP Standford Hill 9,500,000 HMP Stocken 1,750,000 HMYOI Stoke Heath 405,000 HMP/YOI Styal 650,000 HMP Sudbury 1,560,000 HMP Swaleside Site incl.with Standford Hill HMP Swansea 1,150,000 HMYOI Swinfen Hall 510,000 HMYOI Thorn Cross 6,256,000 HMP Usk 1,075,000 HMP The Verne 6,250,000 HMP Wakefield 8,500,000 HMP Wandsworth 13,000,000 HMYOI Warren Hill 66,000 HMP Wayland 6,650,000 HMP Wealstun 11,250,000 HMP Wellingborough 1,281,000 HMYOI Wellington 238,000 HMYOI Wetherby 6,000,000 HMP Whatton 625,000 HMP Whitemoor 2,510,000 HMP Winchester 8,940,000 HMP Woodhill 11,500,000 HMP Wormword Scrubs 30,150,000 HMP Wymott 2,015,000 Totals 592,397,000