Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ponsonby
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 Ponsonby itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 305 consents we hold in Ponsonby, 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 Ponsonby’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 Ponsonby
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Ponsonby East, Ponsonby West. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 0 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 Ponsonby
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 305 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 additions122
21 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Pools and spas20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New homes14
2 in the last 12 months · typically $565k
- Fires and heating12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs9
4 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $15k
- Multiple homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.9m
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
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
- $5.7m4x multi-unit dwgs block a - 3 storey - 5x 3 bdrm domestic dwg block b - 2 storey - 4x 2 bdrm domestic dwg block c - 2 storey - 4x 2 bdrm domestic dwg block d - 3 storey - 5x 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gara 31 Bayfield Road
- $2mErect four attached dwgs (units 1-4) & three attached dwgs (units 5-7) (7 units total) construct retaining walls (proposed lots 1-7) construct private stormwater drain in common (proposed lots 1-7) 10 Bayfield Road
- $2mRbw - revised basement floor, including: new gge + storage + internal access stairs + revised lounge/bdrm with new ensuite & robe, revised main floor, including: new entry stairs + bathrm + 48 O'Neill Street
- $1.5mRbw - add & alt to an existing house, demolishing an existing add. New single storey brick add to rear of the building, new waterproofed bathrooms, new staircase & additional 52 Albany Road
- $980kRbw - removal of existing rear lean-to, construction of new rear add including covered outdoors space. New first floor add. Conversion of front room to new gge. New outdoor fireplace. 35 Islington Street
305 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$2m
Rbw - revised basement floor, including: new gge + storage + internal access stairs + revised lounge/bdrm with new ensuite & robe, revised main floor, including: new entry stairs + bathrm +
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Rbw - replacing a deck to the rear & adding deck stairs.
- Fires and heating$50k
Proposed gas fireplace partially located in 1m side yard.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Rbw - new louvre roof over existing deck & connected to existing dbl storey dwg building. New block fireplace.
- Alterations and additions$480k
Rbw - scope is for add of upper floor for marster bdrm with dormer roof, ensuite, dressing & membrane deck to a single storey dwg. New internal stairs, sliding door & glazed roof syst
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alt internal layout of dwg, convert bdrm to walk-in wardrobe & ensuite, form opening to lounge, add balcony
- Alterations and additions$80k
Alt bathrm & ensuite, form linen cupboard, create ensuite in basement bdrm, retrofit insulation to external wall of dwg
- Alterations and additions$35k
R2- internal alterations to two storey detached dwg. Replacement of deck.
- Alterations and additions$980k
Rbw - removal of existing rear lean-to, construction of new rear add including covered outdoors space. New first floor add. Conversion of front room to new gge. New outdoor fireplace.
- Retaining walls$50k
Rbw - establish a single parking pad with associated retaining walls within the front yard.
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - new kitchen add to existing dwg. Timber subfloor, shadowclad on cavity cladding & true oak corrugate roofing on rafters.
- Alterations and additions$89k
Rbw - convert existing loft space into new master suite.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s maxen kinmont 350-p solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alterations to create an en-suite shower room with wc
- Alterations and additions$1.5m
Rbw - add & alt to an existing house, demolishing an existing add. New single storey brick add to rear of the building, new waterproofed bathrooms, new staircase & additional
- Alterations and additions$900k
Rbw. Alts & adds to existing house. House to be lifted, new stairs & laundry to lower level, new extension to rear of house with new kitchen, dining, living, reconfigured existing house
- Alterations and additions$90k
Rbw - refurbishment of bathrm, ensuite, kitchen & laundry. Replace existing joinery with new.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Install services
- New homes$5.7m
4x multi-unit dwgs block a - 3 storey - 5x 3 bdrm domestic dwg block b - 2 storey - 4x 2 bdrm domestic dwg block c - 2 storey - 4x 2 bdrm domestic dwg block d - 3 storey - 5x 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gara
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Restoration through like-for-like replacement of the existing pergola & deck, reinstating structurally compliant outdoor structure s in the rear yard.
- Pools and spas$70k
Installation of inground, preformed, ceramic composition swimming pool & fence
- Fires and heating$3,000
Installation of new replacement insert wood burner & flue system (firenzo kompact)
- Multiple homes$2m
Erect four attached dwgs (units 1-4) & three attached dwgs (units 5-7) (7 units total) construct retaining walls (proposed lots 1-7) construct private stormwater drain in common (proposed lots 1-7)
- New homes$650k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$650k
Rbw - proposed flood mitigation house lift. New car parking platform (traydec on masonry with open end to north end). Existing decks to be modified with new stairs to suit new levels.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ponsonby?
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.