Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kaimiro
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $87.3m of non-residential building work, up 72% on the year before. Below: 17 consents we hold in Kaimiro, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 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 — New Plymouth 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$29.1m
3 buildings · 9,368 m² new floor area · $2,829/m² new · +112% on the year before
- Education$12.3m
1 building · 1,337 m² new floor area · $3,740/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$12.2m
6 buildings · 12,575 m² new floor area · $974/m² new · +880% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.5m
1 building · +34471% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.3m
7 buildings · 5,131 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$6.5m
2 buildings · 294 m² new floor area · $4,932/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Offices$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,833 m² new floor area · $2,428/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
29 buildings · 14,657 m² new floor area · $253/m² new · −22% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$31k
−89% on the year before
Consents on record in Kaimiro
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 17 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 May 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 additions5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $78k
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $625k
- Fires and heating2
typically $6,300
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $31k
- Relocated buildings1
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
- $370kThree bdrm dwg with attached gge 205 Bedford Road North, Kaimiro
- $150kInternal dwg alterations - alt to existing building with new cladding, laundry & bedrooms added. 1895 Egmont Road, Kaimiro
- $31kDecommission existing septic tank supply & install new biolytix tank as specified in engineers report supply & install new dripper lines & connect to new wastewater tank 1828 Egmont Road, Kaimiro
17 consents
- New homes$370k
Three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$31k
Decommission existing septic tank supply & install new biolytix tank as specified in engineers report supply & install new dripper lines & connect to new wastewater tank
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal dwg alterations - alt to existing building with new cladding, laundry & bedrooms added.
- New homes$797k
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$6,400
Freestanding - install metro wee rad freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,200
Freestanding - install metro Ltd wee rad base free standing wood fire
- Alterations and additions$78k
Res/farm - kitchen add
- New homes$625k
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge (sol)
- Relocated buildings$50k
Rbw - relocated single storey dwg. 3 bedrooms, 1 bathrm. 1 kitchen 1 laundry 1 lounge 1 solid fuel appliance 1 dining onsite waste water system
- New homes$1.4m
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with dbl gge & single gge
- New homes$340k
Construct new dwg with internal access gge
- Alterations and additions$120k
Res/farm - relocation of one three bdrm dwg & one two bdrm dwg.
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Res/farm - removal of internal structural wall
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Freestanding - install xtreme rad ( base ) free standing/wetback
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$13k
Alterations - close-in existing verandah with aluminium windows (p)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding - metro xtreme rad base free standing wood fire installation
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Other res/farm - gge
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Kaimiro
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kaimiro?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.