Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Peria
314 new homes were consented in the Far North District council area in the year to September 2026, up 38% on the year before. They also consented $60.7m of non-residential building work, about level with the year before. In Peria itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 271 consents we hold in Peria, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Far North District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Peria’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Far North 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 541 in 2004.
New homes in Peria
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Peria. 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 — Far North 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.
- Education$11.9m
3 buildings · 471 m² new floor area · $4,246/m² new · −13% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$10.7m
4 buildings · 1,584 m² new floor area · $4,962/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9m
7 buildings · 1,458 m² new floor area · $3,575/m² new · −28% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
8 buildings · 3,705 m² new floor area · $1,421/m² new · −31% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$5.4m
2 buildings · 674 m² new floor area · $6,306/m² new · +1368% on the year before
- Offices$5m
2 buildings · 1,427 m² new floor area · $1,367/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 6,328 m² new floor area · $645/m² new · +40% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.2m
6 buildings · 2,980 m² new floor area · $1,418/m² new · +227% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.9m
1 building · 126 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −65% on the year before
Consents on record in Peria
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 271 from 16 Aug 1993 to 23 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.
- Fires and heating7
typically $3,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- New homes2
typically $813k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months
- Alterations and additions1
- Other new buildings1
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
271 consents
- Commercial alterations
Installation of two toilets within a purpose-built not attached to the existing church building, along with the design and installation of an on-site septic system to service the new facilities.
- Relocated buildings
Relocate an existing house, new foundations and onsite services and drainage
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
dwelling to site and install an Onsite Wastewater Disposal System
- Other new buildings
Construct two steel frame smart shelters
- Relocated buildings$80k
Foundations for relocatable dwg
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R5000 Ashpan Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air),Flue, Dropbox and Pan Flashing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Detached Dwelling and Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- New homes$813k
Construction of a single-storey dwg with attached gge - 42 shepherd Rd, hanleys farm
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install masport free-standing wood
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Installation of wastewater treatment
- Fires and heating
Installation of Jayline SS200 Clean Air solid fuel woodburner on existing hearth with standard flue kit.
- Fires and heating
Install a Wagener Sparky Free-Standing Multi-Fuel Appliance and Flue System
- Relocated buildings
Relocation of a 36m2 prefabricated dwelling on to site, and construction of a 25m2 deck Connect to existing On-Site Waste Water
- Fires and heating
Install of a Masport R3000 Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue and Pan Flashing
- New homes
New three-bedroom dwelling with one bathroom. Wagener Fire. Solar panels. Clad in James Hardie Linea 180
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Replace old On-Site Wastewater System
- Fires and heating
Install of a Metro Tiny Rad Leg Free-Standing Wood Burner (Clean Air), Flue and Pan Flashing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$16k
Install on-site wastewater alteration
- Alterations and additions
Totalspan IL1 Non-Habitable Portal Building Series 12
- Relocated buildings
Foundations for Relocated Dwelling and Install New On-Site Wastewater System
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install masport r3000 leg free-stan
- Alterations and additions$6,500
Installation of wagener leon firepl
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Install On-Site Wastewater Disposal System
- Alterations and additions$9,700
Construct a versatile 600 series ga
- Fires and heating
Install of a R 5000 Ped Free Standing Wood Burner Clean Air, Flue, Wetback and Pan Flashing
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Peria?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 314 new homes consented in the Far North District council area, with $164m of residential and $60.7m 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.