Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Foxton
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 575 consents we hold in Foxton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 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 — Horowhenua 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Foxton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 575 from 1 Sep 2008 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.
- Fires and heating99
26 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes99
10 in the last 12 months · typically $413k
- Alterations and additions68
13 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
- Garages, sheds and carports38
5 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Relocated buildings21
8 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Multiple homes8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $566k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts7
typically $100k
- Pools and spas5
typically $40k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mRbw - pbc e2e- 8 x new attached dwgs. Lots 1-2 are a duplex, each with 3 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen-living-dining. Lots 3-8 are terraced homes, each with 2 bedrooms & 1.5 bathrooms, ki 7 Frances Street, Foxton
- $1.5mNew res dwg remove existing dwg, leaving existing gge in place. Construct two storey res dwg with dependent dwg on ground floor & gge, entry & service rooms. First floor to have living spaces, bathrm & 26 Mack Street, Foxton Beach
- $680kTwo bdrm duplex 18 Brown Terrace, Foxton Beach
- $603kNew res dwg to construct a new 2 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 10 Koa Rise, Foxton Beach
- $600kNew res dwg 3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge. 5 Snappers Lane, Foxton Beach
575 consents
- New homes$325k
New res dwg 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm versatile home
- Relocated buildings$10k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocate a tiny 36m2 tiny home from 26 norbiton Rd to 77a norbiton Rd. Tiny home is in good condition with very little remedial work to be done
- Fires and heating$3,500
Fireplace freestanding install a new freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$25k
New yard built dwg relocate to site foundations & connection to services for brand new relocatable home
- Fires and heating$3,000
Fireplace freestanding install new solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$7,600
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro xtreme rad base freestanding wood burner to replace existing
- Fires and heating$3,500
Fireplace freestanding install new metro free standing wood burner in louge with peatration through ceiling & roof with pan flashing.
- Alterations and additions$50k
New yard built dwg relocate to site relocation of a new yard built 40m� unit
- Fires and heating$6,500
Fireplace freestanding fire replacement
- Alterations and additions$100k
Res additions & alterations removal of existing cladding & replace with new accoya vertical shiplap weatherboards. As existing shadow clad cladding provides some bracing, new external ply bracing is also to be installed.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding new freestanding woodfire installation:scandia warmbrite 140le(customer supplied) with a 4.2m flue kit & dbl flue shield from foley industries Ltd NZ,as required to accomodate the lounge area pitched/raked ceiling(custom 1
- Relocated buildings$60k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocate a 3 bdrm 96.4m2 dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Res additions & alterations installation of an aluminium window to bdrm wall
- Fires and heating$11k
Installation of yunca ruby freestanding fire, flue system, & flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
New woodsman Tasman mkii woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,500
Alt to dwg - installation of a woodsman kanaku woodbox, freestanding dry woodburner, cac243695
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Gge/shed - no services Versatile 600 series gge with carport
- Fires and heating$9,400
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new yunca monte multi fuel freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$30k
Res additions & alterations add an 8.25m2 lean-to to an existing building for a bathrm & a new kitchen to the existing building
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding install freestanding wood burner & flue kit as per manufactures specifications
- Alterations and additions$70k
Res additions & alterations lowered joists under new level entry shower, new toilet, widened front door & other internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$63k
Res additions & alterations add an extra bdrm 17m2 to an existing building. A new kitchen sink connection into the existing consented bathrm
- Relocated buildings$150k
Existing dwg relocated onto site existing dwg with 3 bdrm, kitchen/dining/living & bathrm to relocate to vacant section (lot 4)
- Relocated buildings$120k
Existing dwg relocated onto site existing dwg with 3 bdrm, kitchen/dining/living & bathrm to relocate to vacant section (lot 2)
- Relocated buildings$120k
Existing dwg relocated onto site existing dwg with 4 bdrm, kitchen/dining/living & bathrm to relocate to vacant section (lot 1)
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Suburbs in Foxton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Foxton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.