Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Bay View
328 new homes were consented in the Napier City council area in the year to September 2026, up 41% on the year before. They also consented $54.2m of non-residential building work, down 58% on the year before. In Bay View itself, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 174 consents we hold in Bay View, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Napier City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Bay View’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Napier 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 442 in 2005.
New homes in Bay View
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Bay View (Napier City). In the year to September 2026: 3 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 — Napier 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.6m
2 buildings · 816 m² new floor area · $4,289/m² new · +31% on the year before
- Offices$12.8m
2 buildings · 801 m² new floor area · $7,703/m² new · −74% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.9m
5 buildings · 1,096 m² new floor area · $3,212/m² new · +49% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$7.3m
3 buildings · 1,548 m² new floor area · $4,255/m² new · −81% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5m
3 buildings · 2,266 m² new floor area · $1,980/m² new · +740% on the year before
- Education$4.8m
2 buildings · 191 m² new floor area · $1,937/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Farm buildings$740k
9 buildings · 925 m² new floor area · $800/m² new · +2% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$178k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$50k
−71% on the year before
Consents on record in Bay View
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 174 from 1 Aug 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.
- Fires and heating32
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions21
4 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Pools and spas7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $150k
- New homes3
typically $580k
- Farm buildings3
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $550kAdditions to dwg & new pool 76 Rogers Road
- $280kNew shed & alterations to dwg - floor reinstatement. 56 Franklin Road
- $60kRelocation of existing dwg & new effluent system 492 Main North Road
- $50kChanges to wall cladding & balcony membrane 40 Le Quesne Road
- $20kNew en-suite bathrm, remove internal wall 549 Main North Road
174 consents
- Relocated buildings$60k
Relocation of existing dwg & new effluent system
- Alterations and additions$20k
New en-suite bathrm, remove internal wall
- Fires and heating$7,350
Replace existing with metro smart insert zero clearance woodburner in lounge
- Alterations and additions$10k
New en-suite bathrm in existing bdrm
- Alterations and additions$10k
Renovate bathrm
- Alterations and additions$10k
Installation of additional waste fixtures together with associated plumbing & drainage
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$2,955
Updated footings & slab beneath the consented mechanically design deck to ensure seismic compliance & sufficient anchoring when the consented deck is installed.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Stormwater changed, now to connect to the council system
- Fires and heating$8,500
Replace existing with firenzo lady kitchener freestanding woodburner with wetback
- Fires and heating$6,900
New install of metro xtreme rad leg freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install kent Cardrona freestanding woodburner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Changes to wall cladding & balcony membrane
- Insulation$10k
Slab insulation to maxraft
- Pools and spas$12k
Swimming pool fence consent
- Pools and spas$550k
Additions to dwg & new pool
- Garages, sheds and carports$280k
New shed & alterations to dwg - floor reinstatement.
- Alterations and additions$64k
New wall opening between lounge/kitchen, new exterior door, external stand-alone deck
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new kitchen & bathrm to 1 bdrm apartment above gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Amendment to bco10400888 - rbw - rebuild of upper level balcony with waterproofing membrane over ply substrate. New sed timber balustrade. Adjustment to portal frames. Revised kitchen design & extra
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Extend gge, infill entry porch, reconfigure interior
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing with yunca xander insert woodburner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Housing (detached dwg) - redivert stormwater drains from neighbours lateral to creek
- Fit-outs$95k
Rbw - removal of old pergola & bathrm. Install new exterior door + interior reconfiguration & fitout.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Add of a new toilet to existing bathrm. Add of a vanity unit to separate toilet room.
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install a new window
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Bay View?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 328 new homes consented in the Napier City council area, with $162m of residential and $54.2m 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.