Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Claudelands
1,063 new homes were consented in the Hamilton City council area in the year to September 2026, up 23% on the year before. They also consented $321m of non-residential building work, up 69% on the year before. In Claudelands itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 76 consents we hold in Claudelands, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Hamilton City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Claudelands’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Hamilton City, 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 1,749 in 2021.
New homes in Claudelands
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Claudelands. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 — Hamilton City, 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.
- Education$88.7m
6 buildings · 7,970 m² new floor area · $7,834/m² new · +175% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$88.6m
13 buildings · 46,000 m² new floor area · $1,876/m² new · +425% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$47.8m
6 buildings · 8,632 m² new floor area · $3,782/m² new · +179% on the year before
- Offices$34.2m
2 buildings · 438 m² new floor area · $13,699/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$24.7m
5 buildings · 4,851 m² new floor area · $3,260/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$12m
4 buildings · 930 m² new floor area · $8,992/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$10.4m
2 buildings · 2,464 m² new floor area · $3,139/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$8.9m
3 buildings · 1,386 m² new floor area · $2,698/m² new · −66% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
−71% on the year before
Consents on record in Claudelands
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 76 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Sep 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 commercial buildings33
typically $72k
- Alterations and additions7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
5 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- New homes4
typically $250k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Commercial alterations2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $23k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kNew retaining wall 205 River Road
- $205kGge with storage & bathrm 21 Bailey Avenue
- $75kWorkshop gge with mudroom & storage 272 River Road
- $41kNew deck at front of house 39 Gillies Avenue
- $40kRbw - connecting structure hallway joining existing main single storey house & studio single storey house. 8 O'Neill Street
76 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Rbw - connecting structure hallway joining existing main single storey house & studio single storey house.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$41k
New deck at front of house
- Garages, sheds and carports$205k
Gge with storage & bathrm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
New hcc wastewater drainage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
New private drainage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
New private wastewater drainage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
New private wastewater drainage
- Relocated buildings$40k
Relocated dwg - foundations & site works
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$40k
New stormwater drainage for res units
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport r5000 woodfire on ash floor protector
- Commercial alterations$75k
Workshop gge with mudroom & storage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$4,000
Have built an exempt 12msq cabin & require a consent for water
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New ensuite to master bdrm
- Alterations and additions$35k
Rbw - remove bathrm wall linings & bathrm flooring. Replace flooring with plywood & wall linings with plasterboard. Install tiled shower & floor & wall tiles over wpm.
- Retaining walls$400k
New retaining wall
- New homes$430k
New dwg with attached gge
- New commercial buildings$75k
Rbw - factory construction of a transportable unit (10x3) with a bdrm, a bathrm, living area & kitchen.
- New commercial buildings$65k
Rbw - work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1036r-14). The unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory build only & does not includ
- New commercial buildings$70k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1236r-1-13), the unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory buil
- New commercial buildings$70k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s1236r-2-14), the unit will include two bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory buil
- Alterations and additions$40k
New bathrm in existing dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$250k
New sleepout & additions to existing dwg
- New homes$50k
Rbw - proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s10729l-2), the unit will include one bdrm, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen.
- New commercial buildings$95k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed work is for the construction of a new transportable unit (s135r-1-12), the unit will include 3 bedrooms, one bathrm, a living area, & a kitchen. Note: factory build o
- New homes$70k
Rbw - scope of work: proposed new unit with a bdrm, a bathrm, living area & kitchen.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Claudelands?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,063 new homes consented in the Hamilton City council area, with $404m of residential and $321m 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.