Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ruby Bay
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. In the statistical area around Ruby Bay, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 98 consents we hold in Ruby Bay, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Ruby Bay’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
New homes in Ruby Bay
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Ruby Bay sits in (Ruby Bay) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 0 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 — Tasman 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Ruby Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 98 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 additions14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $74k
- New homes11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $450k
- Fires and heating10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,250
- Garages, sheds and carports10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Pools and spas5
typically $45k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $42k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $110k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $26k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $195k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $500kExtend both levels of dwg including additional bdrm 84 Pomona Road
- $360kConstruct dwg with freestanding wood burner 118 Pomona Road
- $95kInternal & external alterations to dwg 70 Brabant Drive
- $85kConstruct shed with services 8 Joseph Senior Way
- $75kConstruct sleepout with services 44 Korepo Road
98 consents
- New homes$360k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Internal alterations to dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Construct shed with services
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$75k
Construct sleepout with services
- Alterations and additions$95k
Internal & external alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$500k
Extend both levels of dwg including additional bdrm
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new freestanding wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$170k
Construct gge with storage rooms with services
- Alterations and additions$73k
Alterations to existing residence
- Pools and spas$1
Changing the fixing detail of the glass pool fencing
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a new freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to windows & doors, install gas fire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$8,000
Connect sleepout plumbing to wastewater system
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Gge alterations with add of a bathrm
- Alterations and additions$75k
Extension & internal alterations
- Pools and spas$200k
Install swimming pool & decking
- Commercial alterations$195k
Construct detached gge & workshop with services
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- New homes$441k
Construct new dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$600k
Construct dwg with freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$165k
Construct relocatable dwg
- New homes$850k
Construct new dwg with internal access gge
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal & external alterations
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Construct a detached gge
- Fires and heating$25k
Re-roof dwg & re-install freestanding wood burner
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Near Ruby Bay
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ruby Bay?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.