Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Botany Downs
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. In Botany Downs itself, 95 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 119 consents we hold in Botany Downs, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Botany Downs’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 21,301 in 2022.
New homes in Botany Downs
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Botany Downs East, Botany Downs West. In the year to September 2026: 42 houses, 53 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Botany Downs
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 119 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Sep 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- Alterations and additions18
7 in the last 12 months · typically $66k
- New homes17
8 in the last 12 months · typically $789k
- Multiple homes16
8 in the last 12 months · typically $1.6m
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $115k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $16k
- Retaining walls3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Fires and heating3
typically $6,124
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3,250
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.9mRbw - proposed construction of four two-storey dwgs (lot 1, 2, 3 & 4), each comprising four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one separate toilet, kitchen, dining area, living area, laundry, & an intern 22 Sandgate Avenue
- $1.8mRbw - 4 two-storey dwgs; each with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen, dining, living, single gge. Deck to unit 1. Retaining walls to unit 1 & 2. 16 Booralee Avenue
- $1.6mRbw - 4 x two-storey standalone dwg/ gge, retaining walls & associated drainages 40 Gosford Drive
- $1.4mRbw - construct six new multi-level res units over four buildings. Lots1 & 2 are standalone dwgs, while the rear block consists of four attached units (lots 4-6). Lots 1-6: 2 bedrooms w 30 Sandgate Avenue
- $1.3mRbw - 4x new 2-storey dwgs. Lot 1 with 3 bedrooms, 1 study, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. Lots 2-4 each with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls 70 Botany Road
119 consents
- New homes$1.6m
Rbw - 4 x two-storey standalone dwg/ gge, retaining walls & associated drainages
- Multiple homes$1.4m
Rbw - construct six new multi-level res units over four buildings. Lots1 & 2 are standalone dwgs, while the rear block consists of four attached units (lots 4-6). Lots 1-6: 2 bedrooms w
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$220k
Rbw - reclad: partial reclad walls to existing 2 story dwg, replacing existing joinery for new dbl-glazing joinery, new framing to midfloor & new beam replacing load bearing wall at the kitc
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
Rbw - internal alterations to lounge, kitchen, bdrm 1 & 2, new deck, window sizes, bathrm alt, remove fireplace.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - renovate bathrm, install new bidet in bathrm, install new wash hand basin in w.c.
- New homes$300k
Rbw - construction of a one storey detached dwg, comprising one bdrm, one bathrm, living & kitchen. Drain bridging.
- Pools and spas$15k
Swimming pool fencing for new in ground swimming pool (pool exempt)
- Retaining walls$35k
New timber pole retaining wall on property boundary of 28 gillett place, to replace the existing leaning 150 mm diameter timber pole retaining wall, to prevent further land instability & potential l
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Amendment to building consent no: bco10350298. 1) to change the positions of the underground water tank.
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw - two new two storey dwgs. (one duplex) lot 1 with four bedrooms, three bathrooms. Lot 2 with four bedrooms, three bathrooms. New sw connection. New ss connection
- Multiple homes$1.8m
Rbw - 4 two-storey dwgs; each with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen, dining, living, single gge. Deck to unit 1. Retaining walls to unit 1 & 2.
- Alterations and additions$18k
Minor internal bathrm alt comprising a new fully tiled shower, relocation of bathtub, installation of an additional toilet, & associated plumbing, waterproofing & ventilation works.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,500
Removing the existing private stormwater drainage from the existing connection & connecting to the new public connection.
- New homes$1.3m
Rbw - 4x new 2-storey dwgs. Lot 1 with 3 bedrooms, 1 study, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. Lots 2-4 each with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls
- New homes$934k
Rbw - construction of one two-storey dwg, comprising 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 toilet & dbl internal gge. Includes retaining walls.
- New homes$910k
Rbw - proposed two-storey detached dwg comprising 6 bedrooms, 1 ensuite, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, 2 livings, a dbl gge, a kitchen, a laundry & a dining area. Underground stormwater tank, retain
- Multiple homes$1.3m
Rbw - construction of three two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, single internal gge. Inc ludes retaining walls
- Multiple homes$780k
Rbw - construction of x2 two-storey detached dwgs. Lot 2 have three bedrooms, lot 3 have four bedrooms. Each one has 2.5 bathrooms, single internal gge. Includes retaining walls.
- Alterations and additions$12k
Renovation to existing bathrm of single storey dwg. Convert the existing shower over bath to a shower, add a new toilet pan, & a handwash basin. Minor amount of plumbing work. Waterproofing a
- Alterations and additions$700k
Rbw - partial existing cladding replaced with new jh linea weatherboard & axon panel both over cavity. Adding an ensuite. Upgrading all bathrm fittings, floor & wall finishing. Replacing all exi
- Multiple homes$910k
Rbw - remove existing buildings. Construct 2 new dwgs, lot 1 & 2. Each dwg includes 3 bedrooms, 1 study, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc, living, dining, kitchen, gge, sw tank, retaining wall, publi
- Multiple homes$1.3m
Rbw - res new build - two 2-storey dwgs, 4 bedrooms, 1 ensuite, 1 main bathrm, 1 wc, open plan kitchen, living & dining, laundry room, attached dbl gge, underground sw tank.
- Alterations and additions$180k
Amendment to bco10252253 - pbc e2e: kitchen, dining & scullery location change, bathrm layout changes, extension of ground floor over existing deck & new joinery, balcony area reduced, stair locat
- New homes$602k
Rbw - two storey new standalone dwg with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, single gge, retaining wall & water tanks.
- New homes$720k
Rbw - construction of a two-storey detached dwg, comprising six bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, dbl internal gge, including retaining walls & underground stormwater tank.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Botany Downs?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.