Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lichfield
72 new homes were consented in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. They also consented $35m of non-residential building work, down 33% on the year before. In the statistical area around Lichfield, 15 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 58 consents we hold in Lichfield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Waikato District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Lichfield’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, South Waikato 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 106 in 2022.
New homes in Lichfield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Lichfield sits in (Putāruru Rural) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 15 houses, 0 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 — South Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$25.1m
7 buildings · 8,217 m² new floor area · $2,814/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Farm buildings$6.7m
31 buildings · 17,775 m² new floor area · $372/m² new · +93% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $1,852/m² new · −51% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$850k
- Warehouses and storage$597k
2 buildings · 1,020 m² new floor area · $585/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$334k
1 building · 38 m² new floor area · $3,184/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$239k
- Offices$75k
−98% on the year before
Consents on record in Lichfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 58 from 1 Jul 2019 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.
- Fires and heating11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,763
- New homes7
typically $548k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Alterations and additions4
typically $40k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $30k
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $9,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $35k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $800kConstruction of a four-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with office, laundry, guest wc & attached dbl gge with patio, including installation of a harris/woodsman solid fuel burner & connection to on-site services. 3688 State Highway 1
- $59kProposed new pool & pool fencing - grandeur 9 - 37,000l 100 Lichfield Road
- $40kConstruct new 6 x 6 gge with 3m wide garaport 100 Lichfield Road
- $9,900Replace existing insert fire & flue with new firenzo forte bay insert fire & flue 130 Lichfield Road
- $9,000To install a new metro mega rad base fire with a new eco flue kit, dektite, bird mesh & soaker flashing. This fire is a complete new install. 100 Lichfield Road
58 consents
- Pools and spas$59k
Proposed new pool & pool fencing - grandeur 9 - 37,000l
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a wood fire place: 1x metro xtreme rad legs, 1x eco flue kit, 1x dbl flue shield, 1x 1150 alloy corner ash floor protector.
- Fires and heating$9,000
To install a new metro mega rad base fire with a new eco flue kit, dektite, bird mesh & soaker flashing. This fire is a complete new install.
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construct new 6 x 6 gge with 3m wide garaport
- Fires and heating$9,900
Replace existing insert fire & flue with new firenzo forte bay insert fire & flue
- New commercial buildings$800k
Construction of a four-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with office, laundry, guest wc & attached dbl gge with patio, including installation of a harris/woodsman solid fuel burner & connection to on-site services.
- Alterations and additions$60k
Add & alt to existing house
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - add & alt to existing single storey house to include new layout with 1 bdrm, bathrm, kitchen, 2 new bay windows, new joinery, cladding, & roofing.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Install engineered beam & post in kitchen area. Form scullery next to kitchen.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Extend house gable end roof planes out to create veranda / deck area.
- Fires and heating$8,200
To remove the current wetback woodfire & replace with a heating
- Relocated buildings$30k
Siting of relocatable minor dwg, including new deck & drainage works.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Foundations & connection to existing services for a new one-bdrm building with facilities, intended as an add to the existing dwg.
- Garages, sheds and carports$2,000
Close of roller door & create new living areas in attached gge area.
- Relocated buildings$20k
Relocate outbuilding
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Close of roller door & create new living areas in attached gge area.
- New homes$1.3m
New design build home
- New homes$495k
New single storey 3 bdrm res dwg with attached dbl gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
To install a new metro xtreme rad leg fire with dektite, bird mesh, soaker flashing & flue kit. New wet-back system to install.
- Commercial alterations$500
Construct a gge/workshop amendment 1: extra information requested for add of fire amendment 2: the supertub for laundry purposes has been added in the gge.
- New homes$850k
New single level 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached dbl gge
- Relocated buildings$180k
Rbw - housing - relocate existing dwg to rear of site, & relocate an additional dwg onto front of site with new foundations for each dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
9mx6m ideal kit coloursteel gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Installation of new 4500 septic tank & a 30m effluent bed for future portable temporary home.
- New homes$380k
70sqm second dwg with detached gge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lichfield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 72 new homes consented in the South Waikato District council area, with $37.6m of residential and $35m 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.