Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Mākara Beach
824 new homes were consented in the Wellington City council area in the year to September 2026, up 66% on the year before. Below: 9 residential consents we hold in Mākara Beach, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Wellington City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Wellington 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 1,429 in 2019.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Townhouses, flats and units360
102 m² average · $347k average value · +71% on the year before
- Houses220
144 m² average · $448k average value · +83% on the year before
- Apartments179
57 m² average · $209k average value · +7% on the year before
- Retirement village units65
71 m² average · $214k average value
Residential consents on record in Mākara Beach
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Jul 2025. 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 additions3
typically $30k
- Fires and heating1
typically $3,000
- New homes1
typically $2m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
9 consents
- Fires and heating$3,000
R2 - installation of freestanding solid fuel burner.
- New homes$2m
Rbw - proposed 4x two-level dwgs, each with living, dining, kitchen, four bedrooms, three & a wc, one family space, one parking space, underground water tank, retaining wall & a new vehicle c
- Alterations and additions$30k
R2 - new outbuilding with mezzanine
- Alterations and additions$300k
R2- additions & alterations to two storey detached dwg. Excavate to create gge under house. New deck.
- Alterations and additions$10k
R1 - 1 x freestanding & 1 x wetback fireplaces
- Fires and heating$2,500
R2 - portal quick - installation of a replacment freestanding masport r3000 woodburner through an existing penetration
- Garages, sheds and carports$28k
R1 - new detached dbl gge. Firewall to the one side touching the boundary. Consent granted subject to section 72
- Fires and heating$1,200
R1 - installation of new jayline freestanding woodburner through existing penetrations
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
R1 - proposed timber deck
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Mākara Beach
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mākara Beach?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 824 new homes consented in the Wellington City council area, with $394m of residential and $377m 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.