Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Greymouth
49 new homes were consented in the Grey District council area in the year to September 2026, down 35% on the year before. They also consented $12.7m of non-residential building work, down 56% on the year before. Below: 1,015 consents we hold in Greymouth, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Grey District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Grey 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 107 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Grey 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$4m
−27% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
21 buildings · 6,386 m² new floor area · $566/m² new · +87% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 1,191 m² new floor area · $1,738/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 184 m² new floor area · $5,163/m² new · +139% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$979k
3 buildings · 801 m² new floor area · $1,186/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$280k
1 building · 47 m² new floor area · $1,702/m² new · −98% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$180k
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $952/m² new · −49% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$67k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Greymouth
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,015 from 1 Jul 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.
- Fires and heating190
39 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions171
27 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes99
18 in the last 12 months · typically $474k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater96
13 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports53
7 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $795k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $87k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Commercial alterations7
typically $110k
- Relocated buildings5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $28k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.3m260116 - future lots 1-5 - apartment complex with 5 units. Units 1-4 have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with internal access single gge. Unit 5 has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & internal access single gge 66 Hall Street, Cobden
- $1.4m5 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 45 Rutherglen Road, Rutherglen
- $1.2mRbw - construction of 7x two-storey terraced dwgs, each comprising two bedrooms & 1.5 bathrooms. Includes stormwater tanks & retaining walls. 360 Main Road, Kaiata
- $950kRbw - construction of four two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, living, kitchen & dining areas, & a single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank instal 18 Glen Road, Barrytown
- $920kSingle storey multi-unit dwg - 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, & attached 1 bdrm domestic dwg 45 Packers Quay, Blaketown
1,015 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$200k
Partial demolition, recladding, & internal alterations to the existing dwg, installation of an insert solid fuel heater & chimney construction, & construction of a new gge.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Convert band hall to dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - fire damage remedial work, replace mid floor structure, cantilever deck with new glass balustrade, lower floor cladding
- Alterations and additions$30k
Interior alt of existing dwg. New interior stairs, new topping slab, new interior framing, relocated bathrm/laundry. Amendment 1: existing gge to be converted to master bdrm plus ensuite. Rumpus/t.V room with laundry area.
- New homes$350k
Construction of a new 4 bdrm dwg with detached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install woodsman rmf multifuel fire to a domestic dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Conversion of a small room off bdrm 2 in the plan to convert into a small bathrm with a toilet, shower & vanity as per floor plan
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install woodsman rmf multifuel fire to a domestic dwg
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Replacement of inbuilt fire
- Fires and heating$10k
Removal of old solid fuel heater & replacing with new woodsman's coaster
- Fires and heating$10k
Removal of old solid fuel heater & installation of woodsman coaster
- Multiple homes$950k
Rbw - construction of four two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, living, kitchen & dining areas, & a single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank instal
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Separation of services
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Sewage connection
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Separation of sewer
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Extension to the existing deck 10.96m with glass balustrade & add of a proprietary awning 9m
- Alterations and additions$15k
Remove an existing wall & line out a bathrm, installing a wet floor shower
- Fires and heating$2,500
Installing a new metro tiny rad sfh
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install woodsman coaster multifuel fire (replacement)
- Alterations and additions$10k
Separation of sewerage
- Fires and heating$4,500
To install woodsman stag fire
- New homes$500k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Construction of a two-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with living, dining, kitchen & laundry & 'Tiny rad woody' solid fuel burner. Includes on-site service connections. Amendment 1: add of a fire sprinkler system.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a woodsman rmf freestanding multifuel heating appliance
- Fires and heating$100k
Dwg alterations (repair fire damage) & install yunca blenz freestanding woodburner
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Suburbs in Greymouth
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Greymouth?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 49 new homes consented in the Grey District council area, with $34.2m of residential and $12.7m 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.