Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Leigh
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 126 consents we hold in Leigh, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Auckland, 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$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Leigh
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 126 from 1 Aug 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.
- Alterations and additions23
2 in the last 12 months · typically $98k
- New homes18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Fires and heating13
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,269
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $89k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Pools and spas4
typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $78k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $128k
- Retaining walls1
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.5mRbw - construction of a single-storey, single family dwg, with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, lounge, study & dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tanks, onsite wastewater system, decking an 46 Matheson Bush Road, Leigh
- $3.3mRbw. Stage 2 of 2- demolish existing structures (house) & decommission existing wwtp, construct new two storey four bdrm house with gge, pool. Install 2 x concrete water tanks & house wwtp 26 Tatham Road, Tī Point
- $1.9mRbw - construction of a new, detached, split-level, single dwg with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, media room & laundry with an external carparking platform, a stormwater tank, on-site wastewater s 8 Kyle Street, Leigh
- $1.5mRbw - construction of new two storey dwg with living areas at level 0 & rooms at level 1, with timber decks & concrete patio. Project includes retaining walls, water supply tanks, on-site was 26 Cape Rodney Road, Leigh
- $490kRbw - new lounge, dining & kitchen add with new entry canopy & internal alterations with new roof to existing dwg, with new pool. 130 Ti Point Road, Tī Point
126 consents
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install woodfire - replacement in new location.
- Alterations and additions$490k
Rbw - new lounge, dining & kitchen add with new entry canopy & internal alterations with new roof to existing dwg, with new pool.
- New homes$3.5m
Rbw - construction of a single-storey, single family dwg, with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, lounge, study & dbl internal gge. Includes stormwater tanks, onsite wastewater system, decking an
- Fires and heating$5,500
install woodfire
- New homes$1.9m
Rbw - construction of a new, detached, split-level, single dwg with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, media room & laundry with an external carparking platform, a stormwater tank, on-site wastewater s
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$250k
Rbw - add to existing 2 bdrm cottage & sleepout. External alterations to join existing buildings, expanding living area & move bathrm to new location. Expanding the covered existing deck
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue (metro rad plus)
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - construction of new two storey dwg with living areas at level 0 & rooms at level 1, with timber decks & concrete patio. Project includes retaining walls, water supply tanks, on-site was
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - add of an ensuite & renovation of existing bathrm to existing dwg, upper level. Removing the existing bathtub in the upper-level bathrm. The added ensuite will have a new shower,
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$90k
Rbw - reclad: replace pvc wall cladding with vertical colousteel & accoya bevelback weatherboards (all on cavity). Note that the existing cladding has not failed & is over 15 years old. New single
- Garages, sheds and carports$99k
New dbl gge with storage. Hardies oblique cladding on cavity, coloursteel roof, concrete slab, associated stormwater drainage & new water tank
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
Rbw - alterations to existing single level dwg . New timber deck to east, glass balustrade including new glass pool gate. Master bed ensuite altered & upgraded. Re-shuffle of beds two & three
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Installation of an awws-5000-c aerobic secondary treatment on-site wastewater system, with effluent disposal via pressure-compensating dripper irrigation.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install new woodfire (metro micro ped)
- New homes$3.3m
Rbw. Stage 2 of 2- demolish existing structures (house) & decommission existing wwtp, construct new two storey four bdrm house with gge, pool. Install 2 x concrete water tanks & house wwtp
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$78k
Rbw - reclad - minor additions to rear of house, rebuilding roof, cutting opening between living & dining, new toilet & shower on lower floor for games room.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Supplement existing 1950 rainwater tanks with new plastic tanks & modern filtration system. Level compacted ground, side yard clear of house & boundary. Retain old tanks for external use, new over
- Alterations and additions$19k
Rbw - internal alterations only to single storey dwg within existing building envelope. Bathrm upgrade fittings with associated drainage.
- New homes$500k
New two storey dwg with attached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$95k
Rbw-removal of existing deck & build new deck, new kitchen in new location, 2x new ensuites, & minor alterations to house.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$250k
Amendment to bco10379565 - amend concrete water tank design. New swimming pool, spa pool, decking above water tank. New concrete block structural wall at house. Minor structural updates.
- Alterations and additions$7,000
Rbw - proposed alterations to the existing dwg. Internal re-configuration of bathrm & kitchen areas, including removal of e xisting load bearing wall & replace with sed beam & posts. Inst
- Fires and heating$2,500
Install secondhand freestanding yunca monte multi fuel logfire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding - install metro tiny rad woody free standing wood fire
- Fires and heating$5,269
Sfh fixed fee - remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (woodsman kanaku).
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Suburbs in Leigh
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Leigh?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.