Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Palmerston North
Councils consented $188m of non-residential building work in the Palmerston North City council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 49 commercial 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Palmerston North
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 49 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.
- Commercial alterations23
3 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- New commercial buildings13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- Farm buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $521k3 bdrm & office dwg with an attached gge 44 Pokerekere Crescent, Kelvin Grove
- $280kAdd to dwg to add office, bdrm, ensuite & robe. Timber floor foundation 18 Pahiatua Street, Hokowhitu
- $165kDemolition of existing deck/verandah. New office & living space extension to existing dwg. 102 Jackeytown Road, Tiakitahuna
- $34kServices & foundations (only) for new minor dwg - greenbuilt homes factory stock 21 Otaki Place, Westbrook
49 consents
- Commercial alterations$280k
Add to dwg to add office, bdrm, ensuite & robe. Timber floor foundation
- Commercial alterations$165k
Demolition of existing deck/verandah. New office & living space extension to existing dwg.
- Commercial alterations$34k
Services & foundations (only) for new minor dwg - greenbuilt homes factory stock
- New commercial buildings$521k
3 bdrm & office dwg with an attached gge
- Commercial alterations$20k
Home extension encompassing attached, external office only
- New commercial buildings$900k
New 4 bdrm plus office dwg, 303.9m�
- New commercial buildings$2.8m
Construction of five attached dwgs with 5 carports & one retail space -3 townhouses with lifts, 1 apartment over retail space, 1 coach house over carports -including installation of woodsman serene petite (uleb), freestanding, dry, woodburne
- Commercial alterations$30k
To create new office & bathrm in existing gge
- New commercial buildings$1m
3 bdrm dwg + office with attached gge
- New commercial buildings$1.6m
Construction of 7 dwgs units & 2 retail units in 2 buildings - 3 townhouses (1 with lift), 2 apartments over 2 retail units, 2 coach houses over 6 garages.- subject to section 77 certificate - subject to a waiver of building code clause c3.3 - (5 dwg
- New commercial buildings$914k
rbw proposed part 3 storey house with six bedrooms, three living areas, office gym theatre, five bathrooms & a dbl internal gge. Timber deck at the rear yard, concrete retaining wall dual purpose stormwater tank
- Commercial alterations$75k
14.0m x 6.0m gge/workshop
- New commercial buildings$1m
4 bdrm dwg plus office with attached gge
- New commercial buildings$800k
New 5 bdrm with multiple living rooms & office.
- Commercial alterations$21k
New bathrm to rear office area of existing dwg. New non-load bearing partition wall
- Commercial alterations$180k
New gge with wood storage & workshop areas.
- Commercial alterations$30k
Remove - shower, vanity, & bath - accessories - wc/bathrm, wc/hall
- Commercial alterations$36k
6.0m long x 4.2m workshop with lean-to
- Farm buildings$150k
Construct new gge with attached greenhouse
- New commercial buildings$850k
4 bdrm dwg plus office, with attached gge
- Commercial alterations$180k
Construction of new studio outbuilding containing hobby room, gym room & bathrm, external carport
- New commercial buildings$851k
Rbw - two storey - dwg with internal gge, 5 bedrooms, 2 living spaces, 4 bathrooms, home occupation space which consists of office & meeting room, bathrm, & kitchenette. Stormwater detenti
- Commercial alterations$170k
Demolish existing freestanding single gge & carport / workshop with a new build being a larger dbl gge
- Commercial alterations$15k
Create new bathrm & two rooms within existing rumpus/office building
- New commercial buildings$680k
Proposed lot 3 - new 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm, 1 office dwg with attached dbl gge
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Suburbs in Palmerston North
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
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.