Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Paroa
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. In the statistical area around Paroa, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 83 consents we hold in Paroa, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Paroa’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Paroa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Paroa sits in (Rutherglen-Camerons) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 18 houses, 0 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 — 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 Paroa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 83 from 1 Sep 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.
- New homes26
5 in the last 12 months · typically $404k
- Alterations and additions14
1 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Fires and heating11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $59k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $4,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $150k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $500kSingle storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with detached gge 249A Coulson Road
- $460kWc7134 - construction of single storey res dwg with 3 bedrooms & attached gge 184 Coulson Road
- $425kWc7135 - construction of single storey res dwg with 4 bedrooms & attached gge 184 Coulson Road
- $390kWc7136 - construction of single storey res dwg with 3 bedrooms & attached gge 184 Coulson Road
- $376kRbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge 40 Kamahi Place
83 consents
- 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
- New homes$500k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with detached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$110k
New 4 bay il1 shed - Totalspan gable range (9m x 16m)
- Garages, sheds and carports$59k
Enclosed pole shed
- Alterations and additions$180k
New covered outdoor entertainment area with outdoor fire
- New homes$425k
Wc7135 - construction of single storey res dwg with 4 bedrooms & attached gge
- New homes$390k
Wc7136 - construction of single storey res dwg with 3 bedrooms & attached gge
- New homes$460k
Wc7134 - construction of single storey res dwg with 3 bedrooms & attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Construction of 5 bay totalspan shed
- Fires and heating$4,000
Replacing existing space heater with new - woodsman rmf
- New homes$376k
Rbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$35k
New canopy roof extension
- New homes$915k
New dwg
- New homes$376k
Rbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$1
Proposed 3 bdrm domestic dwg, attached garages & 1 bdrm flat amendment 2: add a simple louvre roof to the west off the living room. Amendment 3: inslab heating & boiler, shower waterproof membrane type change, acrylic shower base removed
- New homes$427k
Construction of single storey dwg 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with an attached gge
- New homes$397k
Construction of singe storey dwg 4 bedrooms with attached gge
- New homes$469k
Construction of single storey dwg, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with attached gge
- New homes$397k
Construction of a single storey res dwg, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with an attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$425k
Alterations to existing dwg: creating a new gge, internal alterations, new bathrm, new family/living area some sed elements within the design
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Erect 14x6x2.7 totalspan gge to replace existing
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install in-built wood burner & install freestanding wood
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
5 bdrm, 5 bathrm res dwg with dbl gge. Amendment 1: amending foundation design to use piles instead of extending the gravel raft. 5 bdrm, 5 bathrm res dwg with dbl gge.
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Exchange aluminium auto sliding door to aluminium manual hinge door
- Alterations and additions$500k
New extension to existing dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Paroa?
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.