Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Norfolk
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $87.3m of non-residential building work, up 72% on the year before. Below: 15 consents we hold in Norfolk, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — New Plymouth 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$29.1m
3 buildings · 9,368 m² new floor area · $2,829/m² new · +112% on the year before
- Education$12.3m
1 building · 1,337 m² new floor area · $3,740/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$12.2m
6 buildings · 12,575 m² new floor area · $974/m² new · +880% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.5m
1 building · +34471% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.3m
7 buildings · 5,131 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$6.5m
2 buildings · 294 m² new floor area · $4,932/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Offices$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,833 m² new floor area · $2,428/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
29 buildings · 14,657 m² new floor area · $253/m² new · −22% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$31k
−89% on the year before
Consents on record in Norfolk
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 May 2020 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.
- New homes5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $754k
- Fires and heating2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,500
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $10k
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $126k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $47k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $350k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $783kFour bdrm dwg with dbl gge 80B Norfolk Road Lower, Norfolk
- $754kFour bdrm dwg with attached gge. 356 Norfolk Road Upper, Norfolk
- $126kAdditions to dwg 36 Norfolk Road Lower, Norfolk
- $11kInstall masport auburn 8 zc insert & flue kit onto existing tile on concrete hearth. Flashing & seismic restraints as required. 23 Durham Road Upper, Norfolk
15 consents
- New homes$754k
Four bdrm dwg with attached gge.
- New homes$783k
Four bdrm dwg with dbl gge
- Fires and heating$11k
Install masport auburn 8 zc insert & flue kit onto existing tile on concrete hearth. Flashing & seismic restraints as required.
- Alterations and additions$126k
Additions to dwg
- New homes$4m
Res/farm - single level, six bdrm house with a triple gge & a swimming pool.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Res/farm - add of a toilet into main bathrm
- New homes$375k
New 97m minor dwg with 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Detached dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Res/farm- installation of new septic pump chamber to pump effluent water to a new devan integra s15 with 300 metre dipper lines
- New homes$548k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached gge (p)
- Fires and heating$6,000
Freestanding - metro wee rad leg woodburner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$350k
Res/farm - dwg extension & new covered deck area (p)
- Commercial alterations$47k
Res/farm - gge workshop with laundry (p)
- Fires and heating$5,500
Inbuilt/wetback - basea spirit 550 freestanding wood burner
- Fit-outs$20k
Res/farm - games room fitout
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$23k
Res/farm - conservatory
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Norfolk
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Norfolk?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.