Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Woburn
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. In Woburn itself, 26 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 173 consents we hold in Woburn, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Woburn’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Woburn
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Woburn. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 25 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 — 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 Woburn
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 173 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 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 additions38
3 in the last 12 months · typically $78k
- New homes11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $650k
- Garages, sheds and carports11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $92k
- Fires and heating6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $4,000
- Insulation6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $28k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
typically $165k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $35k
- Multiple homes2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $893k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mConstruction of dwg with attached gge 65A Wai-Iti Crescent
- $1.1mRbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct 2 new 2-storey dwgs each with internal access gge (house a, & house b) 17 Cudby Street
- $1.1mRbw - housing (detached dwgs) - 3 new 2-storey, 3-bdrm dwgs, rear of existing dwg (lots 2, 3 & 4) 84 Hautana Street
- $710kRbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two storey duplex consisting of two 2-bdrm units 87 Penrose Street
- $578kRbw - housing (detached dwg) - two storey 4 bdrm standalone dwg with single internal gge 87 Penrose Street
173 consents
- New homes$1.2m
Construction of dwg with attached gge
- New homes$1.1m
Rbw - housing (detached dwgs) - 3 new 2-storey, 3-bdrm dwgs, rear of existing dwg (lots 2, 3 & 4)
- 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$22k
Housing (detached dwg) - renovate first floor bathrm & ensuite
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - conversion of gge to sleepout (no bathrm or kitchen)
- Alterations and additions$10k
Housing (detached dwg) - install new firenzo Bronte platform freestanding woodburner & new flue system
- Fires and heating$4,000
Housing (detached dwg) - installation of a new insert masport Rangitata fire into an existing chimney
- Insulation$8,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
- Fires and heating$3,000
Housing (detached dwg) - remove existing fireplace, replace with new metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner onto slimline steel hearth
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$190k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - fire damage remedial work to gge with attached sleepout
- New homes$578k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - two storey 4 bdrm standalone dwg with single internal gge
- Multiple homes$710k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - two storey duplex consisting of two 2-bdrm units
- Commercial alterations$107k
C2 - stage 1 - consent granted subject to section 72 /building consents granted under section 75 .-site services & vehicle access for the development of 29 commercial & res units (16-20 Riddiford St)
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - conversion of gge to rumpus room, removal of load bearing wall between kitchen & dining
- Pools and spas$5,000
Ancillary - alterations to existing pool fence creating space for a low-profile deck to be built around the swimming pool.
- Multiple homes$1.1m
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - construct 2 new 2-storey dwgs each with internal access gge (house a, & house b)
- Alterations and additions$35k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - renovate bathrm, replace bathrm window, remove chimney, re-roof residence
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - move hot water cylinder to external location, construct new bathrm, convert existing bathrm to bdrm +more (rear dwg)
- Alterations and additions$110k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - re-modelling of two bathrooms with tiled showers, new opening between kitchen & lounge, new laundry cupboard
- Pools and spas$15k
Ancillary - construct pool fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$92k
Outbuilding - new Versatile gge on concrete slab
- Alterations and additions$750k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations/add, works include infill of verandah & reconfiguring ground floor internal layout
- Alterations and additions$30k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - renovation to downstairs bathrm, laundry & pantry, & install new sink & tap to gge
- Alterations and additions$35k
Housing (detached dwg) - bathrm renovation/tiled area
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Woburn?
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.