Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Frankton
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 Frankton itself, 15 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 63 consents we hold in Frankton, 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 Frankton’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 Frankton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Swarbrick, Frankton Junction. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 8 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 Frankton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 63 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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.
- Alterations and additions22
9 in the last 12 months · typically $16k
- Fires and heating7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $460k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Multiple homes3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $960k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $95k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Insulation1
typically $2,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.9mRbw - 4x new 2 storey dwgs, lot 1, 2 & 3 each with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 4 with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls, dete 19 Taniwha Street
- $960kNew x4 attached three storey units 16 Marama Street
- $770kX4 new two storey units 9 Wha Street
- $150kGarages with p & d &/or firewall fully enclosed 3 bay pole shed with open bay carport including septic tank design system & installation of bathrm facilities 126 Lake Road
- $125kAttach gge to existing dwg & gge 4 Fowlers Avenue
63 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$49k
Alterations to extend deck & make a larger opening from house to deck.
- Alterations and additions$70k
Alt to interior of existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall fully enclosed 3 bay pole shed with open bay carport including septic tank design system & installation of bathrm facilities
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Ma - changes to cladding & bracing
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$5,000
Convert gge to sleepout
- Alterations and additions$100k
Alterations to existing dwg
- Multiple homes$770k
X4 new two storey units
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$30k
New deck to existing dwg
- Multiple homes$960k
New x4 attached three storey units
- Garages, sheds and carports$125k
Attach gge to existing dwg & gge
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing unit
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing unit
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing unit
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing unit
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Alterations to existing unit
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install masport huranui ash pan heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Home relocation & drainage
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Ma - changes to foundation design
- New homes$1.9m
Rbw - 4x new 2 storey dwgs, lot 1, 2 & 3 each with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & attached single gge; lot 4 with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms & attached single gge. New retaining walls, dete
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding metro wee rad solid fuel heater
- Insulation$2,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
- Fires and heating$3,000
Metro leb freestanding log burner 41 queens Ave Waikuku Beach lot 13 dp 15453
- Garages, sheds and carports$34k
Construct gge
- New homes$1.2m
New Dwelling
- New commercial buildings$2.7m
New 4 x 2 storey - retail ground floor & res 1st floor
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Frankton?
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.