Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lynfield
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 Lynfield itself, 57 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 124 consents we hold in Lynfield, 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 Lynfield’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 Lynfield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Lynfield Harbour View, Lynfield Central. In the year to September 2026: 43 houses, 14 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 Lynfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 124 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 additions25
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes15
5 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Multiple homes10
5 in the last 12 months · typically $1.8m
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,800
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Retaining walls4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $45k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $308k
- Insulation2
typically $4,150
- Fit-outs2
typically $560k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.3mRbw: new 8 x 2 storey standalone dwgs, retention/detention tank for each lot. Lots 1 - 4 & 8- single gge, 4 x bdrm, 1 x ensuite, 1x bathrm, 1 x wc lot 5 - dbl gge, study/sitting roo 32 Athenic Avenue
- $2.6mRbw - construction of two two storey detached dwgs, each containing 4 beds, 3 bathrooms. Lot 1 containing dbl gge, pool, retaining walls & an internal lift. Lot 2 containing a single gara 3 Niagara Crescent
- $2.4mRbw - construction of 4x two-storey detached houses with single internal gge. Lot 1 comprise five bedrooms & 3.5 bathrooms; lots 2 & 3 comprise four bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 4 comprise f 9 Orsova Place
- $2mRbw -pbc e2e: 3x new 2 storey dwgs. Lot 1 & 2 each with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 3 with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls 21 Canberra Avenue
- $2mRbw - new three two-storey detached dwgs with five bedrooms, one living area, one kitchen, 3.5 bathrooms, one dbl gge & one laundry. 10 Rangitiki Crescent
124 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$6,000
Minor plumbing & drainage alterations, including minor internal layout changes to the ground floor & first floor.
- Multiple homes$3.3m
Rbw: new 8 x 2 storey standalone dwgs, retention/detention tank for each lot. Lots 1 - 4 & 8- single gge, 4 x bdrm, 1 x ensuite, 1x bathrm, 1 x wc lot 5 - dbl gge, study/sitting roo
- New homes$2.4m
Rbw - construction of 4x two-storey detached houses with single internal gge. Lot 1 comprise five bedrooms & 3.5 bathrooms; lots 2 & 3 comprise four bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 4 comprise f
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Installation of sw detention & retention dual purpose tanks as per approved resource consent bun60344916.
- Multiple homes$2.6m
Rbw - construction of two two storey detached dwgs, each containing 4 beds, 3 bathrooms. Lot 1 containing dbl gge, pool, retaining walls & an internal lift. Lot 2 containing a single gara
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - alt existing bathrm to provide new bathrm & additional new separate guest toilet & basin. Includes new tiled shower on waterproof membrane. Enlarge existing wardrobe. New external deck wit
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$95k
Rbw - remove existing front deck & extend south west corner to create larger living area. New covered front entrance, foyer & internal stairs. Convert existing gge into lounge, bdrm & ensu
- Multiple homes$2m
Rbw - new three two-storey detached dwgs with five bedrooms, one living area, one kitchen, 3.5 bathrooms, one dbl gge & one laundry.
- Multiple homes$1.9m
Rbw - three lot subdivision with three new dwgs. Lot one. Four bdrm, four bath plus two living, prayer room, scullery, sw tank, private drainage & dbl gge. Lots two & three. Four be
- New homes$2m
Rbw -pbc e2e: 3x new 2 storey dwgs. Lot 1 & 2 each with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 3 with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls
- New homes$810k
Rbw - construction of part three-storey detached new dwgs with 4 bedrooms 4.5 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, dbl gge, stormwater tank, pump, retaining wall.
- Multiple homes$1.5m
Rbw - lot 1-2 - construction of three-storey duplex, each comprising five bedrooms. 3.5 bathrooms, rumpus (lot 2 only) single internal gge. Including stormwater tanks, onsite wastewater system &
- Retaining walls$50k
Proposed in-ground barrier retaining wall-rw1. 250mm sed ,500mm dia hole ,1.2m cc. Retained 1.0m embedment depth-4.0m.
- Relocated buildings$60k
Rbw - relocated dwg on timber pile foundation & associated services
- New homes$850k
Rbw - lot 3 - construction of three-storey detached dwg, comprising five bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, balcony, rumpus, workshop & dbl internal gge. Including stormwater tank, on site wastewat
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Amendment to bco10382290. Stormwater drainage has been upgraded in accordance with the new epa proposal.
- New homes$712k
Rbw - construction of two-storey detached dwg comprising five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, family room, kitchen, living, dining &, internal gge. Retaining walls, drain bridging.
- Fires and heating$5,831
Installation of masport Kaituna solid fuel heater without wetback to replace existing appliance.
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Fixed fee consent - install power cable to penetrate the existing block wall (fire wall).
- New homes$207k
Rbw - minor dwg with two bedrooms, study, bathrm, kitchen, dining, lounge, includes a stormwater tank.
- Multiple homes$2.4m
Rbw - 3 new three-storey dwgs & 1 new two-storey dwg, each lot with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 shower rooms (lot 4 2.5 shower rooms), 1 living areas, one single gge
- Retaining walls$100k
Res steel post retaining wall.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Amendment - rbw -construction of 1x two story detached dwgs, comprising 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms - amendment - scope of work listed on a9.0.
- New homes$273k
Proposed alt & add to the existing dwg by upgrading the current gge into a two-storey extension comprising two bedrooms, two bathrooms, & a single gge, integrated & connec
- Fit-outs$280k
Existing gf west tenancy 5(86m2), off gf f&b (457m2, 336 occupants plus plant 2, lobby23, & storage 1 =362 total) for possible food & beverage use. F & B retail.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lynfield?
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.