Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Fordell
190 new homes were consented in the Whanganui District council area in the year to September 2026, up 40% on the year before. They also consented $72.5m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. Below: 33 consents we hold in Fordell, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whanganui District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whanganui District, 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 199 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Whanganui District, 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$29.5m
5 buildings · 2,618 m² new floor area · $10,680/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$14.2m
5 buildings · 1,509 m² new floor area · $4,109/m² new · +385% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6m
+761% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4m
2 buildings · 699 m² new floor area · $5,182/m² new · +44% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.9m
1 building · 540 m² new floor area · $7,070/m² new · +805% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.9m
1 building · 262 m² new floor area · $3,817/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Education$3.8m
2 buildings · 296 m² new floor area · $4,459/m² new · +215% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
20 buildings · 5,128 m² new floor area · $324/m² new · −11% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 1,164 m² new floor area · $1,503/m² new · −78% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$2m
1 building · 422 m² new floor area · $4,739/m² new · +4344% on the year before
Consents on record in Fordell
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 33 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Fires and heating12
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- New homes6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $361k
- Alterations and additions4
typically $35k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $50k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $20k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $100k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $12k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.4mNew single storey three bdrm home to replace previous home in the same location which burnt down 1021 No 2 Line, Fordell
- $360kConstruct a new 3.5 bdrm dwg on timber piles with vertical corrugated cladding & cedar accents. Septic system & log burner to be installed 763 No 2 Line, Fordell
- $9,000Alt.1 replace existing fire in the main lounge, with new metro xtreme rad fireplace & metro eco flue. Note: this is in add to the existing consent (bcon26-0232) to replace the fire i 120 Union Line, Fordell
- $7,000Free standing solid fuel. Replace existing fire with new metro tiny rad woody + alt.1 replace existing fire in the main lounge, with new metro xtreme rad fireplace & metro eco flue. N 120 Union Line, Fordell
- $7,000Installation of metro tiny woody with a metro eco flue in the lounge. Install soaker flashing for flue 36 Richardsons Road, Fordell
33 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Free standing solid fuel. Replace existing fire with new metro tiny rad woody + alt.1 replace existing fire in the main lounge, with new metro xtreme rad fireplace & metro eco flue. N
- Fires and heating$9,000
Alt.1 replace existing fire in the main lounge, with new metro xtreme rad fireplace & metro eco flue. Note: this is in add to the existing consent (bcon26-0232) to replace the fire i
- New homes$360k
Construct a new 3.5 bdrm dwg on timber piles with vertical corrugated cladding & cedar accents. Septic system & log burner to be installed
- New homes$1.4m
New single storey three bdrm home to replace previous home in the same location which burnt down
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing solid fuel heater project description: removeal of existing metro freestanding fire. Installation of new ash hearth & Ltd metro wee rad woody. New 150mm flue to be installed & so
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of metro tiny woody with a metro eco flue in the lounge. Install soaker flashing for flue
- Alterations and additions$55k
Construct a 7m x 10m x 2.7m totalspan
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construct a detached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
New 32m² roof over existing deck
- Fires and heating$5,500
Alt to dwg - installation of woodsman kanaku ped, freestanding dry, woodburner cac 223218
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replacement of woodburner
- New homes$362k
Construct new 65m2 dwg
- Relocated buildings$12k
Relocating a toilet into a new ensuite area. Adding a shower & vanity unit. Add a window
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding woodfire & change existing shower to wet area shower
- New homes$190k
Construct a two bdrm dwg
- New homes$465k
Construct new 4 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Amendment 1 - alterations to wardrobes, installation of woodsman coleridge (pedestal) (uleb), freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac-211398
- New homes$300k
New single storey 3 bdrm house
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$100k
Construct new 2 bdrm house/sleepout
- Alterations and additions$12k
Install new contessa ru with wetback,
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a metro mega rad freestanding wood burner into the lounge
- Fires and heating$5,000
To install a freestanding metro xtreme rad fire heating
- Alterations and additions$15k
4.5m2 add & bathrm alterations
- Fires and heating$7,705
Install a freestanding metro xtreme rad wood burner with wetback into lounge area
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Removing a wall between bdrm & gge. Extending the bdrm & adding a toilet & whb. Add new wall. Reducing the gge door size
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Suburbs in Fordell
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fordell?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 190 new homes consented in the Whanganui District council area, with $113m of residential and $72.5m 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.