Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōakura
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: 197 consents we hold in Ōakura, 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 Ōakura
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 197 from 1 May 2005 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 additions39
4 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Fires and heating21
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Garages, sheds and carports17
typically $70k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs11
typically $60k
- New homes10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Pools and spas8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening6
typically $55k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
typically $150k
- Other new buildings1
typically $950k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $931kRes/farm - pim requested - two storey four bdrm dwg 63A Wairau Road, Ōakura
- $250kR2 - additions & alterations to two storey detached dwg including internal lift system 7 McFarlane Street, Ōakura
- $130kExisting dwg to have partial new roof framing, & roof cladding. New patio roof & new internal layout including additional bathrm. 33 Dixon Street, Ōakura
- $60kConstruct 8m x 3.5m in-ground swimming pool with associated pool barriers. 10 Messenger Terrace, Ōakura
- $10kInstall firenzo topaz inbuilt wood fire 7 Mace Terrace, Ōakura
197 consents
- Alterations and additions$3,500
A new cupboard is being constructed at the entrance which alters the existing wall bracing.
- Pools and spas$60k
Construct 8m x 3.5m in-ground swimming pool with associated pool barriers.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,000
Convert existing septic tank into a pump chamber for new sewer connection
- Alterations and additions$130k
Existing dwg to have partial new roof framing, & roof cladding. New patio roof & new internal layout including additional bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Bathrm reno with new acrylic shower
- Fires and heating$10k
Install firenzo topaz inbuilt wood fire
- Fires and heating$6,000
Alt to single storey dwg: replace old fire. New metro wee rad woody. Metro eco flue kit. Pan flashing with dekitte #7
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install pyro mini freestanding wood fire
- Alterations and additions$250k
R2 - additions & alterations to two storey detached dwg including internal lift system
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install metro tiny rad on legs with metro eco fluekit on ash floor protector
- New homes$931k
Res/farm - pim requested - two storey four bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$104k
Res/farm - gge extension with art room.
- Pools and spas$123k
Res/farm - inground swimming pool & fencing
- Alterations and additions$200k
Res/farm - requested add & alterations to dwg.
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res/farm - alterations to dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$149k
Extend & alt dwg to form gge, workshop, studio, laundry & bathrm to ground level, extend upper level to form study, bdrm with ensuite, enlarge lounge & construct concrete deck with verandas
- Fires and heating$5,889
Remove existing fire & flue. Install new fire & flue (maxen kinmont 450-l)
- New homes$400k
Res/farm - pim requested - two bdrm dwg
- Pools and spas$40k
Res/farm - pool & retaining walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Res/farm - add of a toilet in existing shed, add of an on-site wastewater disposal tank, & an effluent field.
- Fires and heating$5,500
Freestanding - metro eco tiny ped free standing wood burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Widen door & install buffer tank in basement of dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Res/farm - repairs & alterations to existing sunroom & deck
- Fires and heating$4,500
Freestanding - install masport r3000 freestanding wood burner.
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Suburbs in Ōakura
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōakura?
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.