Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Palmerston North
417 new homes were consented in the Palmerston North City council area in the year to September 2026, up 4% on the year before. They also consented $188m of non-residential building work, up 8% on the year before. Below: 3,111 consents we hold in Palmerston North, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Palmerston North City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Palmerston North 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 557 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 — Palmerston North 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$64.2m
5 buildings · 7,143 m² new floor area · $7,505/m² new · +1060% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$52.7m
11 buildings · 22,704 m² new floor area · $1,847/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$22.5m
5 buildings · 3,808 m² new floor area · $5,329/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.9m
8 buildings · 3,701 m² new floor area · $3,791/m² new · +275% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$15.1m
3 buildings · 612 m² new floor area · $9,150/m² new · −20% on the year before
- Education$5.2m
3 buildings · 784 m² new floor area · $4,809/m² new · −29% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.2m
3 buildings · 1,312 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +255% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3m
2 buildings · −80% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.6m
11 buildings · 5,139 m² new floor area · $500/m² new · +27% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$85k
+42% on the year before
Consents on record in Palmerston North
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,111 from 1 Sep 2008 to 1 Sep 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 additions471
58 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- New homes448
84 in the last 12 months · typically $537k
- Fires and heating409
61 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Garages, sheds and carports151
8 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater77
10 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Pools and spas56
5 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening42
8 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts34
10 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Relocated buildings30
6 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Multiple homes26
5 in the last 12 months · typically $1m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.2mConstruction of 7 attached dwgs with attached garages in 2 buildings 122 Rugby Street, Awapuni
- $3mRbw - proposed 6x2 storey standalone dwgs. Each with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc & internal access dbl gge. Includes new retaining walls, private drainage & detention tanks. 4 Fernwood Place, Fitzherbert
- $2.9mRbw - construction of seven dwgs. Units 1-2: three storeys, two bedrooms, family room, 3.5 bathrooms, internal gge. Units 3-6: two storeys, two bedrooms, study, 1.5 baths. Unit 7: two storeys, 12 Amberley Avenue, Westbrook
- $2.6mConstruction of a two-storey res dwg 27 Edenmore Terrace, Fitzherbert
- $2.4mTo construct a new 3 bdrm home & gge/workshop in the place of an existing demolished dwg 22A Moerangi Street, West End
3,111 consents
- Alterations and additions$60k
Alterations to existing block 11 building - changes to fibre cement cladding on parapet & end walls only
- Relocated buildings$31k
Existing dwg relocated onto site to relocate a second hand two bdrm dwg to site as per the plans provided. Foundations & services.
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Res additions & alterations new ensuite bathrm
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt work to an existing 4 bdrm dwg to open up the living/kitchen/dining areas
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install a metro wee rad leg freestanding wood fire into the lounge.
- New homes$436k
Construct a two-level - three-bdrm dwg with attached single gge
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to dwg. Ensuite & bathrm alterations
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$1
Amendment 1 - amendment 1 - deck to ch3 extended, level entry shower added to th1 & 2, entry canopies added to east wall, additional enginering for verandah & fire skirts, ramp added to street threshold, accessible entrance moved to side entrance
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
Rbw - new studio, with bathrm & kitchenette
- Alterations and additions$10k
Ground floor bathrm renovation, including a tiled shower, basin, toilet, & a new walk-in wardrobe.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - kent Murchison wood fire replacing existing fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replacement of existing fireplace with new clean air approved firebox
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Installation of a water tank & septic system. The dwg will be constructed at a later date.
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of new woodburner, woodsman Tarras mklll
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocate new transportable build by keith hay homes
- New homes$1.2m
New 4 bdrm dwg with 2 bathrooms & an internal access dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$30k
Internal alterations, change locations of bathrm & house alt/additions
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Recladding an existing house with caviteclad plaster system.
- Alterations and additions$80k
Bdrm & ensuite extension to the existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$210k
23.9m� add to existing building to create a new ensuite & wiw off the master bdrm
- Alterations and additions$200k
Remediation of fire damaged dwg, with internal layout re-configuration
- Multiple homes$1.5m
4 units development
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations to an existing single storey detached house
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal alterations to walk in wardrobe & ensuite
- Alterations and additions$150k
Internal alterations including - removing 2 x internal walls
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Suburbs in Palmerston North
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Hokowhitu42 / 448
- Kelvin Grove32 / 337
- Awapuni25 / 288
- Fitzherbert25 / 236
- Milson19 / 220
- Terrace End17 / 202
- Bunnythorpe14 / 158
- Roslyn13 / 175
- Highbury12 / 136
- Cloverlea12 / 70
- Takaro11 / 183
- Palmerston North10 / 220
- West End7 / 130
- Tokomaru7 / 51
- Westbrook6 / 62
- Linton5 / 72
- Awahuri2 / 25
- Tiakitahuna2 / 14
- Longburn1 / 22
- Turitea1 / 22
- Opiki1 / 11
- Whakarongo0 / 15
- Rangiotu0 / 12
- Bainesse0 / 2
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Palmerston North?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 417 new homes consented in the Palmerston North City council area, with $215m of residential and $188m 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.