Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lower Hutt
432 new homes were consented in the Lower Hutt City council area in the year to September 2026, down 8% on the year before. They also consented $88.6m of non-residential building work, down 50% on the year before. Below: 2,679 consents we hold in Lower Hutt, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Lower Hutt City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Lower Hutt 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 1,369 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 — Lower Hutt 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$32m
11 buildings · 4,119 m² new floor area · $4,106/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$16.2m
6 buildings · 1,477 m² new floor area · $7,888/m² new · +638% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$15.3m
2 buildings · 385 m² new floor area · $4,883/m² new · +111% on the year before
- Offices$11.6m
3 buildings · 745 m² new floor area · $4,799/m² new · +78% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.4m
−94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4m
3 buildings · 158 m² new floor area · $6,646/m² new · −57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$2.5m
1 building · 508 m² new floor area · $3,543/m² new
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$760k
−60% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$617k
−87% on the year before
- Farm buildings$215k
2 buildings · 325 m² new floor area · $662/m² new · +95% on the year before
Consents on record in Lower Hutt
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,679 from 1 Jul 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 additions649
62 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- New homes170
20 in the last 12 months · typically $555k
- Fires and heating155
26 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Insulation94
11 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports78
8 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater63
12 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Multiple homes48
7 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs42
7 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening41
6 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts32
3 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.9mRbw - 4 new 2 level dwg. Each with 4beds, 3.5bath, ldy, kitchen, living, dining, dbl gge. Rtw & sw tank. 27 Belmont Terrace, Belmont
- $1.6mRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two new 2 storey, semi-detached 3 bdrm dwgs with attached dbl garages (lots 19 & 20 / 25 & 27 pae ariki place) 27 Pae Ariki Place, Normandale
- $1.5mRbw - housing (detached dwg) - new two storey, 4 bdrm dwg with a 2 bdrm apartment above the gge 43 Boulcott Street, Boulcott
- $1.4mApartment 2 - units 1-6 - new three-storey apartment with six units. Shared stair space is located in the middle. Each unit has open plan kitchen, dining, living, two-bedrooms & bathrm; tiimber bo 2 Viewmont Drive, Harbour View
- $1.3mRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg & detached dwg) - construction of a new two storey, three bdrm standalone dwg (lot1) & new two storey, two bdrm terrace dwg (lots 2-4) 94 Oxford Terrace, Epuni
2,679 consents
- Fires and heating$9,000
Alt to dwg - installation of woodsman strongman multi-fuel, freestanding, wet-back, wood burner
- New homes$490k
New 4 bdrm plus study detached dwg with internal dwg
- Relocated buildings$120k
Construct foundations for relocated home, install solid fuel heater, water tank & septic system with effluent field
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt internal layout of dwg
- New homes$402k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct new 4-bdrm single storey dwg with attached gge (lot 76)
- Fit-outs$60k
Commercial - construct mezzanine, add kitchenette, internal fit out of shell
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - retrofit internal & external walls with batt insulation
- New homes$1.2m
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two new 2 storey, semi-detached 3 bdrm dwgs with attached dbl garages (lots 19 & 20 / 25 & 27 pae ariki place)
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - housing (detached dwgs) - 3 new 2-storey, 3-bdrm dwgs, rear of existing dwg (lots 2, 3 & 4)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Housing (detached dwg) - relocate existing stormwater main to rear of section
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,500
Housing (detached dwg) - alt laundry layout & install new toilet
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$65k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - fire damage remedial works including partial new roof framing, colorsteel profile roofing, & new bracing elements
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - carport add
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - first floor ensuite renovation, ground floor living space alterations, demolition of existing lean-to, replace with new free-standing verandah
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - replace the gge & sunroom, extend the rear deck & bdrm 2, reconfigure internal areas, replace conservatory roof, partial re-roof, & install new window/door joinery
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - replace corrugated roof with membrane roof
- Insulation$3,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulmax wall insulation
- Insulation$7,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulmax wall insulation
- Alterations and additions$60k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - bathrm & laundry alterations, including a new toilet & tiled shower, resurface balcony, new aluminium balustrade, & replace tiled roofing with colorsteel roofing
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - remove part walls in kitchen/dining, replace wall bracing
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - install new toilet & drain in the bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,500
Housing (detached dwg) - install replacement insert kent logaire ii wood burner & flue system through existing masonry chimney, including chimney flashing plate
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Housing (detached dwg) - install new freestanding maxen kinmont 350 wood burner & flue system
- Alterations and additions$22k
Housing (detached dwg) - renovate first floor bathrm & ensuite
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Suburbs in Lower Hutt
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Woburn17 / 173
- Petone16 / 299
- Waterloo15 / 233
- Maungaraki15 / 183
- Normandale11 / 171
- Belmont11 / 146
- Boulcott10 / 133
- Korokoro10 / 118
- Kelson10 / 95
- Wainuiomata8 / 160
- Waiwhetū8 / 154
- Hutt Central8 / 137
- Harbour View8 / 68
- Tirohanga8 / 63
- Epuni5 / 124
- Point Howard3 / 39
- Alicetown2 / 95
- York Bay2 / 35
- Fairfield1 / 110
- Moera1 / 49
- Lowry Bay1 / 48
- Māhina Bay0 / 18
- Days Bay0 / 9
- Naenae0 / 7
- Melling0 / 6
- Avalon0 / 6
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lower Hutt?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 432 new homes consented in the Lower Hutt City council area, with $176m of residential and $88.6m 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.