Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Milson
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. In Milson itself, 24 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 220 consents we hold in Milson, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Milson’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Milson
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Milson North, Milson South, Palmerston North Airport. In the year to September 2026: 15 houses, 9 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
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 Milson
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 220 from 1 Aug 2019 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.
- Fires and heating31
7 in the last 12 months · typically $6,900
- Alterations and additions29
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- New homes26
7 in the last 12 months · typically $548k
- Garages, sheds and carports16
typically $33k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $4,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $16k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $75k
- Multiple homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2.2m
- Pools and spas2
typically $31k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5m4 units development 1 Leander Place
- $830kNew 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 1 Corrib Grove
- $819k5 bdrm dwg with attached gge 8 Corrib Grove
- $794k5 bdrm dwg with attached gge 107 Fairs Road
- $735k5 bdrm dwg with attached gge 34 Clearview Drive
220 consents
- New homes$436k
Construct a two-level - three-bdrm dwg with attached single gge
- Multiple homes$1.5m
4 units development
- New homes$819k
5 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- New homes$550k
Construction of 4 bdrm home with open living, separate lounge & dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$100k
Alt & extension to existing res dwg. Remove & replace an existing covered way
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace freestanding wood burner with metro wee rad leg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new freestanding metro xtreme rad wood fire - clean air base model with 4.2m standard flue kit
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new yunca xander allure rural insert wood fire with 4.2m standard insert flue kit
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$100k
Design & construction of a single-storey timber-framed granny flat
- Fires and heating$7,900
Installation of maxen Forbury 550 insert fire, flue system, flashing, & extend hearth
- New homes$735k
5 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new yunca multi fuel euro freestanding woodfire with 4.2m standard flue kit
- New homes$794k
5 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install a metro smart insert in existing masonry chimney in lounge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$20k
Alterations to existing sleepout/gge to form new bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$91k
Relay slab under new level entry tiled shower & other internal alterations
- New homes$545k
New 3 bdrm, light-weight timber framed single storey home atop raft slab foundation
- New homes$830k
New 4 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install yunca oscar fire heating
- New homes$750k
4 bdrm dwg with attached triple gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Amendment to aba-2023-714 - delete upper storey & attached gge, revise internal layout & install metro wee rad heater
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to existing ensuite & bathrm
- New homes$564k
Construction of 3 bdrm dwg with dbl car gge & open plan
- New homes$886k
4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment 1 - installation of a woodsman serene (uleb) dry freestanding woodburner - cac194586
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Milson?
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.