Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Bluff Hill
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 Bluff Hill itself, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 231 consents we hold in Bluff Hill, 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 Bluff Hill’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 Bluff Hill
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Bluff Hill. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 1 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 Bluff Hill
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 231 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Jul 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 additions53
4 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Fires and heating24
4 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Retaining walls18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
typically $28k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening7
typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,750
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $833k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $40k
- Demolition1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $650kAdditions & alterations to dwg including new second storey 28 Lighthouse Road
- $200kDemolish carport, add of gge & bdrm plus alterations 7A Lighthouse Road
- $45kExtension of existing deck, remedial work & new stairs 24B Clyde Road
- $20kRemediation work to existing dwg 135 Thompson Road
- $20kConstruction of retaining walls on boundary 135 Thompson Road
231 consents
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remediation work to existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Existing toilet not removed as per consented drawings & adjacent shower room added. Existing kitchenette updated only
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$45k
Extension of existing deck, remedial work & new stairs
- Fires and heating$7,500
New install of metro wee rad leg freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Exterior window schedule. Roof pitch of bathrm wing changed from 2deg to 5deg. Additional floor joists on mezzanine above staircase for extra cupboard., ps1 documentation for portal to foundation design by eqse engineers, ps4 to be supplied on comp
- Fires and heating$7,000
Replace existing with firenzo kompact insert woodburner in dining room
- Alterations and additions$10k
Updated m1 bracing element to suit existing construction beam 02 up-stood to ceiling adjustments to opening widths existing/extended entry door- sill dams flashing to existing paving - alternative solution., recess proposed ensuite shower, renovate g
- Demolition$200k
Demolish carport, add of gge & bdrm plus alterations
- Fires and heating$7,546
New install of firenzo stella freestanding woodburner in lounge
- Fires and heating$6,500
New install of firenzo Napier ag freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$15k
New bathrm
- Retaining walls$20k
Construction of retaining walls on boundary
- New homes$650k
Additions & alterations to dwg including new second storey
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations to ensuite
- Fit-outs$20k
Fit out of ensuite in walk-in wardrobe (pipework completed under bc971324)
- Multiple homes$5.4m
Rbw - the construction of 12 new 3-storey res terraced houses over three blocks. Each household consists of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrm s & a single internal gge. The development also proposes
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$7,600
Drainage from lift tank in same chase as services. Internal lift shaft dimensions changed. D03 changed to cavity slider. Waterproofing changed to sikaproof a-12., existing north facing balcony to have framing replaced where required, additional frami
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
New gge attached to dwg
- Fires and heating$8,500
New install of pyro classic freestanding woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
R1 - alt to cardeck & gge on road reserve.
- Alterations and additions$10k
Concrete footings revised - dimensions altered but volume stays the same. Channel drain discharge pipe layout altered to suit simpler connection to existing sw system on site. Can this please be processed as a minor variation to consent?, terrace fin
- Alterations and additions$45k
Change to foundation/subfloor framing, see sheet a.13 & engineers design, new roof & deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
New shower room formed in existing gge, minor revisions to drainage in courtyard to avoid footings, aluminium balustrade specification changed & timber balustrade to steps shown face fixed, minor change to stormwater drainage, door positions to
- Alterations and additions$10k
Internal alterations to convert walk in wardrobe to en-suite
- Alterations and additions$50k
Window 4 batten packer changed from 20mm to 10mm, - when ground floor excavation started it was found that the original foundation were basically non existent so engineer has said a retaining wall is required. -1St floor ceiling beams changed. - brac
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Bluff Hill?
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.