Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Ōhau
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 64 consents we hold in Ōhau, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 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 — Horowhenua 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$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Ōhau
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 64 from 1 Sep 2008 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.
- New homes15
7 in the last 12 months · typically $552k
- Fires and heating11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- Alterations and additions7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- New commercial buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $895k
- Pools and spas4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $7,250
- Relocated buildings1
typically $61k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mNew res dwg construction of new res 3-storey 3 bdrm dwg 109 Papaitonga Lake Road, Ōhau
- $1.2mNew res dwg new 277m� 3-bdrm house with gge 37 Woven Stone Way, Ōhau
- $1.1mNew res dwg single level 3 bdrm & office, 2 bathrooms & a separate toilet. Dbl gge with internal entry. James hardie linea weatherboard cladding & ezpanel lightweight specialized plaster exterior cladding. 24 St Laurent Way, Ōhau
- $982kNew res dwg new 4 bdrm dwg with raft floor, timber framing clad in jh oblique & jh w/b with aluminum joinery & trussed roof with longrun roofing 23 Tunbridge Wells, Ōhau
- $906kNew res dwg 4 bdrm dwg with raft slab foundation, timber framed walls clad in jh weatherboard, with aluminum joinery, a trussed roof & longrun roofing 35 Woven Stone Way, Ōhau
64 consents
- New homes$1.2m
New res dwg new 277m� 3-bdrm house with gge
- New homes$552k
New res dwg new single-storey, 3-bdrm, 1-bathrm home with 2 car gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$51k
Gge/shed - no services 6.0m long x 7.2m wide gge. A20260291 amendment to change to the foundation design due to ground heights
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Gge/shed - no services 12.0m long x 8.0m wide gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding
- Garages, sheds and carports$32k
Res additions & alterations add to existing totalspan gge being stell portal frame & steel clad on a concrete slab foundation
- New homes$906k
New res dwg 4 bdrm dwg with raft slab foundation, timber framed walls clad in jh weatherboard, with aluminum joinery, a trussed roof & longrun roofing
- New commercial buildings$1.1m
New res dwg single level 3 bdrm & office, 2 bathrooms & a separate toilet. Dbl gge with internal entry. James hardie linea weatherboard cladding & ezpanel lightweight specialized plaster exterior cladding.
- New homes$2m
New res dwg construction of new res 3-storey 3 bdrm dwg
- New homes$982k
New res dwg new 4 bdrm dwg with raft floor, timber framing clad in jh oblique & jh w/b with aluminum joinery & trussed roof with longrun roofing
- Fires and heating$4,625
Fireplace - inbuilt
- New homes$520k
New res dwg construction of a new 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$500k
New res dwg new single storey dwg with attached gge, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 living rooms.
- Alterations and additions$10k
Res additions & alterations installation of a new shower into an existing room containing a wc.
- Alterations and additions$68k
Res additions & alterations bracing wall removal & external joinery reconfiguration
- Pools and spas$120k
Swimming pool or spa pool
- Pools and spas$220k
Swimming pool or spa pool install an 8m x 4m 43,000 litre inground fibreglass swimming pool with paved area & a mix of glass & aluminum pool fencing. With mineral sanitation.
- New homes$1.2m
New res dwg construction of a 4-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types, attached gge & internal courtyard.
- Fires and heating$20k
Fireplace freestanding to install two stuv 30 compact one, free standing woodburners
- Fires and heating$5,500
Fireplace freestanding install new woodsman kanaku wood-burner
- New homes$650k
New res dwg 4-bdrm dwg with attached gge & verandah & multiple cladding types
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Additional wc to existing bathrm
- Fires and heating$6,000
Fireplace freestanding installation of a freestanding woodsman serene series wood burner to replace the existing.
- New commercial buildings$8.8m
New 5 floors plus basement res & commercial building.This application is for stage 2 structure. Stage 1 civil & basement. Architectural & services will be stage 3; facade in stage 4
- Fires and heating$2,000
Fireplace freestanding to install a new wagener sparky multi fuel freestanding wood burner
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Suburbs in Ōhau
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ōhau?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.