Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Levin
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 1,472 consents we hold in Levin, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 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 — Horowhenua 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$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Levin
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,472 from 1 Sep 2008 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.
- Fires and heating252
44 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes195
46 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Alterations and additions183
23 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
- Garages, sheds and carports90
15 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings37
3 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Multiple homes36
10 in the last 12 months · typically $819k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater24
1 in the last 12 months · typically $9,251
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts20
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- New commercial buildings18
typically $200k
- Commercial alterations12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $77k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5.3mRbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge. 592 Waitarere Beach Road, Waitārere
- $1.3mConstruction of eight dwgs in 2 buildings 31-33 Hinemoa Street, Levin
- $1.2mNew two storey 5 bdrm dwg with rumpus room, lift, attached gge, deck & retaining wall. Council ww 14 Heather Street, Levin
- $1.1mNew res dwg new 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge. 61 Wakefield Road, Levin
- $1.1mBuild a 4 bedroomed res house c/w 2 bay gge 19 Burn Street, Levin
1,472 consents
- Multiple homes$5.3m
Rbw - construction of ten two-storey detached dwgs. Units 1-3, 5, 8-10 have three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Units 4, 6, 7 have four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms. Each with kitchen, laundry & gge.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding install freestanding kent Ruapehu woodburner
- Commercial alterations$137k
Commercial additions & alterations studio flat add to the south of the existing building.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Res additions & alterations creation of new bathrm & wardrobe within existing footprint, installation of new window to external wall.
- Fires and heating$3,000
Fireplace freestanding to install a new freestanding solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$40k
New yard built dwg relocate to site site works for a 52.8m2 triple bdrm prefabricated detached minor res unit including the relocation
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Garages with p & d &/or firewall 10.8 x 8m pole shed, coloursteel cladding, two roller doors, plus access door, couple of windows, toilet
- Fires and heating$30k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new gge & adding a woodburner to the main dwg.
- New homes$390k
New res dwg 3-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,800
Fireplace - inbuilt to supply & install a new yunca xander inbuilt wood burner
- Fires and heating$8,100
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro rad plus freestanding wood burner
- New homes$470k
New res dwg - proposed lot 2 construction of three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$460k
New res dwg - proposed lot 5 construction of three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$500k
New res dwg - proposed lot 6 construction of three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$430k
New res dwg & standalone shed 2-bdrm second dwg with wetroom bathrooms & woodfire & a stand alone pole shed with toilet & woodfire.
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res additions & alterations reconfiguration of external doors & windows to external walls. Closing in of rear porch over existing subfloor framing. Removal of existing wood burner & installation of new in different location.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Fireplace freestanding freestanding metro fire installation
- Fires and heating$3,200
Fireplace freestanding to install a new kent Cardrona freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,800
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new woodsman Tasman mkii rural wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,600
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new maxen kinmont 350 leg freestanding wood burner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$30k
Veranda add
- Pools and spas$1
Amendment 1 - change to pool fencing from aluminium to frameless glass balustrade
- New homes$215k
Construction of minor dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$74k
Construction of gge - subject to sections 73 & 77 notices
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
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Suburbs in Levin
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Levin?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.