Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Atawhai
279 new homes were consented in the Nelson City council area in the year to September 2026, up 13% on the year before. They also consented $52.9m of non-residential building work, down 42% on the year before. In Atawhai itself, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 61 consents we hold in Atawhai, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Nelson City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Atawhai’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Nelson 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 458 in 1993.
New homes in Atawhai
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Atawhai. In the year to September 2026: 17 houses, 1 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 — Nelson 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.
- Hospitals and health$18.7m
3 buildings · 1,015 m² new floor area · $14,039/m² new · +561% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,580 m² new floor area · $2,106/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
2 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,747/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$4.9m
−87% on the year before
- Offices$4.9m
−40% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$4m
2 buildings · 65 m² new floor area · $49,385/m² new · +119% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 227 m² new floor area · $6,608/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1.4m
−11% on the year before
- Farm buildings$44k
1 building · 360 m² new floor area · $122/m² new · −85% on the year before
Consents on record in Atawhai
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 61 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.
- Fires and heating17
5 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- New homes7
5 in the last 12 months · typically $682k
- Multiple homes6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $827k
- Alterations and additions5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Pools and spas4
typically $72k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $200k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $24k
- Other new buildings1
typically $5m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2m3 bdrm dwg & rockfall 36 Davies Drive
- $1.1m4 x multi unit dwgs 23 Tui Glen Road
- $941k2 storey, 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 97 Ocean Drive
- $853kDuplex with gge 31 Tui Glen Road
- $721kSingle storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 28 Ledger Road
61 consents
- Alterations and additions$16k
Rais bionic fire
- Multiple homes$853k
Duplex with gge
- Multiple homes$1.1m
4 x multi unit dwgs
- New homes$483k
Construct 3 bdrm domestic dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Re-cladding of dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Metro wee rad woody fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
C1 - new freestanding solid fuel burner - woodsman kanaku to upper floor of multi-unit two storey dwg
- New homes$721k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$941k
2 storey, 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Woodsman serene fire
- New homes$682k
3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$1.2m
3 bdrm dwg & rockfall
- Fires and heating$8,000
Serene woodsman fire
- Retaining walls$150k
Timber & steel retaining wall
- Fires and heating$7,000
Woodsman serene petite fire
- Multiple homes$800k
Rbw - housing (multi-unit dwg) - construct new 2-storey duplex, each unit with 3 bedrooms & internal access gge (units 3 & 4)
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate dwg to site housing - detached
- Pools and spas$20k
Pool fencing & gates
- Pools and spas$43k
Installation of a prefabricated in-ground swimming pool
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install masport Hurunui leg ul
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro wee rad woody heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install masport r5000 leg fire
- Alterations and additions$10k
Install firenzo lady kitchener
- Other new buildings$5m
Construct 3 duplexes & 4 detac
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro ultra tiny rad fire
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Atawhai?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 279 new homes consented in the Nelson City council area, with $139m of residential and $52.9m 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.