Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Parnell
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 Parnell itself, 20 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 261 consents we hold in Parnell, 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 Parnell’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 Parnell
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Parnell East, Parnell West. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 3 townhouses and units, 16 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 Parnell
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 261 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 additions82
13 in the last 12 months · typically $82k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening23
4 in the last 12 months · typically $300k
- New homes16
2 in the last 12 months · typically $601k
- Pools and spas11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $195k
- Fires and heating9
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $112k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $33k
- Multiple homes5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.6m
- Commercial alterations5
typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mProposed new dwgs - 2x2 bdrm duplex & 2x4 bdrm 1 Lee Street
- $1.5mRbw - three two-storey dwgs. All with living, dining, kitchen, single internal access gge, laundry, & detention tanks. One single-storey existing dwg to be relocated as per plans. Drain 6 Balfour Road
- $1.3mRbw - alterations & additions to an existing three-level house including a new dormer bdrm, covered verandah, & changes to the interior layout on each level & associated structural & renova 16 Takutai Street
- $1mRbw - construction of terraced 4 level house with ground level gge. 3 bedrooms, 1 office, 4 bathrooms, kitchen. Construction of multiple retaining walls. Associated plumbing & drainage. Construct 64 Tohunga Crescent
- $950kRbw - construction of 1 two-storey detached dwg, comprising 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living, 1 family room, 1 dining, 1 scullery, 1 laundry, 2 lounges,1 piano room, 1 gge. & 61A Brighton Road
261 consents
- New commercial buildings$1m
Rbw - construction of terraced 4 level house with ground level gge. 3 bedrooms, 1 office, 4 bathrooms, kitchen. Construction of multiple retaining walls. Associated plumbing & drainage. Construct
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$700k
Rbw/reclad: full reclad proposed to existing dwg with new nu-wall e-200 horizontal profiled & nu-wall e random width vertical profiled both over cavity. New dbl-glazed aluminium joinery repl
- Alterations and additions$50k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - new lift & changes to upstairs bathrm
- Alterations and additions$420k
Rbw - minor dining room extension under existing roof overhang (square off room). Changes to the joinery arrangement, laundry moved from gge to inside dwg, bathrm reconfigured, maintenance r
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$490k
Rbw - reclad - proposed part re-clad to existing residence with cedar weatherboards & nu wall aluminium vertical cladding. New parapet roof add with new membrane gutters. New entry roof, scre
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - division of existing level 2 bathrm into two new wet areas with 1x ensuite & 1x main bathrm. Other minor interior configuration changes on level 2.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$58k
Rbw - deck extension, with glass balustrade & operable louvre roof.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s woodsman Tarras mkiii solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Woodburner- install a metro micro rad log burner
- Multiple homes$1.5m
Rbw - three two-storey dwgs. All with living, dining, kitchen, single internal access gge, laundry, & detention tanks. One single-storey existing dwg to be relocated as per plans. Drain
- Alterations and additions$295k
Rbw - minor east extension incorporating an open plan kitchen, dining, living area. New ensuite & study nook. Relocated stairs. Updated upstairs bathrm & wardrobe.
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - 1. Foundation stabilisation to one corner of the building due to two fallen trees causing the foundations to drop around 40-50mm. 2. Replacement of the original timber upper deck which was demol
- Fires and heating$200k
New canopy to be cantilevered off existing external fireplace
- Alterations and additions$4,950
Rbw - new shower into existing bathrm area. Connect into existing
- Alterations and additions$170k
Construction of a palisade wall consisting of 11m deep steel reinforced concrete piles with a steel reinforced concrete capping beam 14.5m long across sea cliff edge to improve slope stability.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - oscar wood burner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Rbw - reclad - amendment - alterations to existing concrete deck at first level, timber framing removed. New timber deck & tpo membrane, concrete piles & concrete retaining walls.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
New private stormwater drainage, cesspits, channel drains & low height firth sedona wall.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$450k
Rbw - reclad - full reclad to existing three level dwg with new horizontal oblique fc weatherboard & axon panel cladding systems over cavity. New metal roofing. Retrofit of existing window &
- Alterations and additions$1.3m
Rbw - alterations & additions to an existing three-level house including a new dormer bdrm, covered verandah, & changes to the interior layout on each level & associated structural & renova
- Alterations and additions$350k
Rbw - internal refurbishment to existing bathrm, laundry, ensuite, new external stairs & deck, replacement of existing external timber door
- Alterations and additions$75k
Rbw - the retiling & waterproofing of existing ensuite & bathrm. Upgrade of old plumbing fixtures & fittings. Existing drainage & plumbing lines retained. Bc required for waterproofing & e
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Proposed new dwgs - 2x2 bdrm duplex & 2x4 bdrm
- New homes$950k
Rbw - construction of 1 two-storey detached dwg, comprising 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living, 1 family room, 1 dining, 1 scullery, 1 laundry, 2 lounges,1 piano room, 1 gge. &
- Demolition$400k
Proposed refurbishment works to be carried out in the existing dwg unit..Existing gge to remain & partial demolition to le vel 1, level 2 & level 4 loft including the roof.Demolition to e
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Parnell?
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.