Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Fox Glacier
56 new homes were consented in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 6 residential consents we hold in Fox Glacier, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Westland District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Westland 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 80 in 2004.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses52
133 m² average · $430k average value · +37% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
98 m² average · $238k average value · −71% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Fox Glacier
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Apr 2024. 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 additions1
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $70k
- Fires and heating1
typically $6,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
6 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install new solid fuel fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Pole shed. Amendment 1: connect to council stormwater instead of soak pit.
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Install shower to existing wc & basin area, hot water to existing basin, sink & bench to deck, waste pipe for w/m & shower to new gully trap to connect to existing foul water system.
- Alterations and additions$16k
Construct a pile foundation & connect to sewage & water for two 21 square metre cabins that have been built in Christchurch & signed off by Christchurch city council with ccc approval
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace existing pellet fire with new solid fuel stove
- New homes$500k
Construct a single storey 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge, effluent disposal system & woodsman Tasman mklll heating appliance, ...
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Suburbs in Fox Glacier
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fox Glacier?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 56 new homes consented in the Westland District council area, with $26m of residential and $4.9m 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.