Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Westshore
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 Westshore itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 80 consents we hold in Westshore, 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 Westshore’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 Westshore
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Westshore. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 6 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 Westshore
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 80 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.
- Alterations and additions15
4 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,400
- New homes7
typically $970k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $400k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Multiple homes1
typically $540k
- Pools and spas1
typically $61k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $700kAdd & alterations to dwg including full re-clad, removal of walls on the ground floor 1/26 Ferguson Avenue
- $500kR3 - additions & alt to 3 storey detached dwg 6 North Terrace
- $150kInternal alterations & partial reclad 2/26 Ferguson Avenue
- $100kRaise roof of gge & internal alterations amendment 1: enlarge 1 window. Increase size of window 09. Build footing by gge door 13 Whakarire Avenue
- $9,500New heating appliance 6 Domain Road
80 consents
- Alterations and additions$9,500
New heating appliance
- Alterations and additions$500k
R3 - additions & alt to 3 storey detached dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Raise roof of gge & internal alterations amendment 1: enlarge 1 window. Increase size of window 09. Build footing by gge door
- Alterations and additions$3,500
R1 - minor works - installation of a new freestanding pyroclassic classic iv woodburner with eco flue system.
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace existing with firenzo Bronte freestanding woodburner in shed building
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Internal alterations & partial reclad
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Maxen uleb freestanding logburner 16 pukeko place Rangiora lot 54 dp 381443
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Remove strip drain from length of driveway & replace
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$700k
Add & alterations to dwg including full re-clad, removal of walls on the ground floor
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replace existing with masport Akaroa ashpan freestanding woodburner
- New homes$442k
Construction of a 2 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$100k
Rbw - pbc e2e - internal alterations to existing dwg to include layout updated to kitchen & ensuite. New walk-in wardrobe in bdrm one
- Fires and heating$7,000
Replace existing with firenzo viking ag freestanding woodburner
- New homes$480k
3 bdrm dwg with attached gge/
- New homes$593k
Construction of multi-unit dwg - two storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$10k
Various changes on ground floor & first floor, revised beams & posts (refer engineering) gge nib (eng) revised bracing - gf & ff - like for like cavity sliders (kitchen/ living) floor framing at kitchen, at lounge & upstairs ensuite new roof
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Future fire wall to be included in current scope of work.
- Fires and heating$6,500
New install of firenzo Napier logbox freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$100k
Various changes on ground floor & first floor, revised beams & posts gge nib (eng) revised bracing - gf & ff - like for like cavity sliders (kitchen/ living) floor framing at kitchen, at lounge & upstairs ensuite new roo
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Removal of existing deck + structure which is showing signs of failure. Replacement with new deck + structure
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$200k
Alterations to dwg - re-levelling foundations, new decking & repairs to existing wall re-cladding
- Alterations and additions$1.2m
Various changes on ground floor & first floor
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$550k
Internal alterations, add to first floor, partial reclad & front deck
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$800k
Rbw - reclad - renovation of existing dwg including replacement of wall cladding, joinery & decking, add first floor enclosed deck. Interior renovation including adjustments to plumbing fi
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Rbw - new gge with laundry, new glazed pergola to house, new landscaping & retaining walls.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Westshore?
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.