Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Westmere
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 Westmere itself, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 320 consents we hold in Westmere, 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 Westmere’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 Westmere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Westmere North. In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 8 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 Westmere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 320 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 additions86
24 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Pools and spas29
4 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- New homes15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
- Garages, sheds and carports7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $165k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating6
typically $5,400
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Commercial alterations4
typically $625k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3mRbw- 8 x three storey terraced dwgs. Each including a single gge, one living area, two bedrooms & three baths; except lot 8 with three bedrooms. 150 Garnet Road
- $2.3mRbw - stage 2 of 2 - new house. Bc stage 2 contains information on the mid-floor framing plan, exterior balcony, upper roof framing, gge roof framing, walls, cladding, joinery, 69 West End Road
- $1.8mRbw - two x new two-storey detached dwgs. Each lot to include three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New detention tanks & retaining walls 139 Garnet Road
- $1.2mRbw - construction of a two-storey add to exist. Dwg, comprising kitchen, dining, lounge, one bdrm, ensuite, laundry & dbl internal gge. Includes first floor deck. Inc alterations 10 Winsomere Crescent
- $1mRbw - proposed two storey res dwg including four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, main living areas plus second living space, single car gge & private drainage. 11A Sunny Brae Crescent
320 consents
- Multiple homes$1.8m
Rbw - two x new two-storey detached dwgs. Each lot to include three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New detention tanks & retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - 1. Reconfiguration of existing bathrm & walk -in wardrobe wall layout & plumbing fixtures. 2. Replacement of existing membrane roof with new corrugated metal roofing.
- Pools and spas$80k
Construction of a pool & spa including retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - removing an internal wall & adding in a new lintel above.
- Multiple homes$3m
Rbw- 8 x three storey terraced dwgs. Each including a single gge, one living area, two bedrooms & three baths; except lot 8 with three bedrooms.
- Alterations and additions$143k
Rbw - construction of a single-storey extension with weatherboard cladding from (rear) of existing dwg, containing a new living room, dining & kitchen. Modifications to existing dwg relocat
- Pools and spas$15k
Install new pool fencing; pool wall used as pool barrier.
- Insulation$5,800
Install insulmax blown insulation into exterior walls
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - add of an ensuite on the second floor of existing two storeys house. Add of aluminum awnings & louvres along existing exterior joineries.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - remove existing tiles & waterproofing membrane to master bedrooms deck, including door to deck. Install new concrete nib & parapets, screed, waterproofing membrane, sliding door, overlaid ti
- Alterations and additions$39k
Rbw - alterations to the existing dwg include renovation of the existing bathrm, ensuite, & separate wc, installation of a skylight, & extension of the laundry by enclosing laundry porch an
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - remove existing kitchen, new kitchen layout & alt to existing internal door. Works are occurring on the ground floor of this existing three storey building.
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Installation of a kitchenette which includes installation of a sink.
- Garages, sheds and carports$4,000
Rbw. Amendment to bco10392661. New dormer added to existing gge gable roof, & new skylight added to entrance.
- New homes$800k
Rbw: construction of new two levels timber framed dwg including four bedrooms, ensuite, bathrm, living & dining rooms, lounge, kitchen, guest toilet & dbl gge with internal access. New
- Alterations and additions$1.2m
Rbw - construction of a two-storey add to exist. Dwg, comprising kitchen, dining, lounge, one bdrm, ensuite, laundry & dbl internal gge. Includes first floor deck. Inc alterations
- Alterations and additions$800k
Extend to the south; upper floor; new open plan living/dining/kitchen, scullery & membrane deck. Lower floor; new living, bdrm with ensuite, laundry, & bathrm. New internal & external stair
- Alterations and additions$175k
Rbw - res house alterations including open plan kitchen, dining, living room & new deck. Laundry & ensuite.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$20k
Reclad dwg
- Alterations and additions$50k
Removal of old trafficguard membrane & plywood below. Detached dwgs
- New homes$2.3m
Rbw - stage 2 of 2 - new house. Bc stage 2 contains information on the mid-floor framing plan, exterior balcony, upper roof framing, gge roof framing, walls, cladding, joinery,
- Relocated buildings$95k
Rbw. Stage 3 of intended 3 stages: house relocated to lot 1. New basement gge slab, driveway, concrete block gge wall, timber garden retaining wall, rear deck with foundations, & internal work
- Alterations and additions$400k
Rbw - new add to the building. Approx 25m2. Larger lounge. Larger habitable area downstairs. Building new habitable area under the house to add to the existing area under the house. Renovate exis
- Pools and spas$50k
Rbw - new pool & pool fence
- Alterations and additions$10k
Housing (detached dwg) - internal waterproofing for tiled shower
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Westmere?
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.