Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Swanson
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 Swanson itself, 22 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 283 consents we hold in Swanson, 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 Swanson’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 Swanson
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Swanson, Swanson Rural. In the year to September 2026: 8 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 Swanson
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 283 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.
- New homes71
5 in the last 12 months · typically $780k
- Alterations and additions28
9 in the last 12 months · typically $19k
- Fires and heating21
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,200
- Garages, sheds and carports9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
typically $91k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Multiple homes5
typically $2.1m
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $170k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mRbw - single dwg with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, family room, living & dining room, kitchen, dbl gge & retaining wall. Attached minor unit with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrm, living, dining room 12 Kātote Avenue
- $1.2mRbw - new one-storey main dwg, include five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrm, dbl internal gge, proposed retaining wall, proposed retention & detention tank. New one storey minor dwg, including 10 Kātote Avenue
- $1.1mRbw - new 2 storey dwg with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge, private drainage & keystone retaining walls. 29 Korihi Drive
- $999kRbw - construction of single storey dwg (six bedrooms, dining, living kitchen, gge, 3 ensuites & 1 wc, 1 bath) with attached minor unit dwg (two bedrooms, dining, living kitchen, & 1 14 Kātote Avenue
- $897kRbw: new detached dwg with dbl gge, open kitchen, dining living, five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, external retaining wall, outdoor sink for bbq activity & due civil works. 75 Birdwood Road
283 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,000
Detention(retention) tank relocated.
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - new 2 storey dwg with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge, private drainage & keystone retaining walls.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Install new row catchpits, reconnect existing lot 1 sw & ww (including dps to tank), private ww pump station & rising mains, pri vate ww chamber, install 3000 litres stormwater tank (reuse & det
- Fires and heating$8,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - kent Ruapehu
- Alterations and additions$85k
Rbw - add of dormer roof elements to the upper floor & the extension of the lower floor dining room. Replacement of half of the windows & interior alt to the existing dwg includin
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - remediation after landslip on the property following a heavy rain event. The geotechnical engineer has recommended in-ground palisade walls to stabilize the site.
- Fires and heating$6,700
Installation of solid wood burner (firenzo Napier)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Amendment to bco10391569 - rbw - block wall has been added; drain coil has been added behind the block wall;the sliding door has been changed to window; brick foundation block detail has been added.
- New homes$820k
Rbw - new two-level dwg with 7 bedrooms & 4.5 bathrooms, clad with long-run steel roofing & b/b weatherboard.
- Relocated buildings$50k
Rbw - new building consent for relocation of a smaller relocatable dwg, replacing a previously approved proposal. New foundation & structural systems provided to suit the revised dwg.
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw - new one-storey main dwg, include five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrm, dbl internal gge, proposed retaining wall, proposed retention & detention tank. New one storey minor dwg, including
- Alterations and additions$18k
Rbw - minor internal alterations. One braced wall moved within the kitchen & dining space. New flooring added & new smoke alarms to be installed.
- Commercial alterations$80k
Rbw - internal change only no exterior alterations existing house refit to bathrm alters location of 2nd bathrm & wardrobe to bedrooms 3 4 form new bdrm-office to part of lounge space, reconf
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - bosca spirit 550 wood fire
- New homes$897k
Rbw: new detached dwg with dbl gge, open kitchen, dining living, five bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, external retaining wall, outdoor sink for bbq activity & due civil works.
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - the scope of works detailed refers to an upgrade in thermal, acoustic insulation to external walls. The replacement of aluminum joinery, with a provision for a new bi-fold window. Laundry reloca
- New homes$375k
Single level dwg with attached gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$1.3m
Rbw - single dwg with 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, family room, living & dining room, kitchen, dbl gge & retaining wall. Attached minor unit with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathrm, living, dining room
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Rbw-new bathrm in existing gge; extend services from dwg; connect new drainage to existing private ss line; replace current window with two separate windows within the same opening.
- Alterations and additions$92k
Rbw - internal alt to existing bathrm & adjacent bdrm to form ensuite for client mobility support. New minor ramp near entry point to timber deck near driveway.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$999k
Rbw - construction of single storey dwg (six bedrooms, dining, living kitchen, gge, 3 ensuites & 1 wc, 1 bath) with attached minor unit dwg (two bedrooms, dining, living kitchen, & 1
- Alterations and additions$19k
Amendment to bco10402969. The dwg location moves slightly as pre-installed piles not aligned. The location of dwg has been shifted 195mm towards the west, ffl. Has been revised from ffl. 31.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$250k
Rbw - repair a partially fire damaged dwg. Replace roof cladding & structure, partial replacement exterior cladding, joinery. Replace interior wall linings. Remove & reinstate plumbing fittings
- Alterations and additions$18k
Rbw - remove a four metre section of load bearing wall at the upper level & replace with a lintel supported at the upper & lower level. Rearrange the plumbing fixtures in the upper level bathrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Rbw internal conversion of existing gge to bdrm & bathrm. New septic system
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Swanson?
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.