Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Tasman
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman Region in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. Below: 3,924 consents we hold in Tasman, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Tasman Region, 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 661 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — the Tasman Region, 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasman District | 280 | −5% | $142m | +81% |
Consents on record in Tasman
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,924 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 heating842
180 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes707
124 in the last 12 months · typically $494k
- Alterations and additions620
115 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports146
21 in the last 12 months · typically $49k
- Pools and spas113
11 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater90
18 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts64
13 in the last 12 months · typically $57k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs58
4 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Relocated buildings50
7 in the last 12 months · typically $97k
- Multiple homes35
10 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
- $4.3mRbw - construction of thirteen terrace house units & one stand-alone house. All units two storeys, 2-3 bedrooms, one bathrm & one ensuite. One laundry, kitchen per unit. Associated driveways, fo 6 Heaphy Street, Richmond
- $3mRbw - 8 new household units + two storeys + two bedrooms with one bathrm & one ensuite + studies to unit 6-8 + with timber & block retaining walls + private drainage + onsite ww system. 118 Aranui Road, Māpua
- $2.8mNew 2 story dwg (x6), each with kitchen, dining, living, family area, 3 t&b, 3 bedrooms, single gge, laundry & private drainage. Resubmission of refused consent bco10398309 8 Gibbs Road, Collingwood
- $2.5mPbc e2e - rbw - six new two-storey dwgs. Lot 1 & 2 each with three bedrooms & two & a half bathrooms; lots 3-6 each with four bedrooms, two & a half bathrooms & attached single gge. 3 Churchill Avenue, Richmond
- $2.1mRbw - proposed 3x2 storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1 & lot 3 with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,1 wc & single gge. Lot 2 with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 wc & single gge. Includes retaining wall 13 Lagoon Street, Torrent Bay
3,924 consents
- Commercial alterations$125k
Enclose porch, alt internal layout, install ensuite, sink & wall lining to basement office, insulate exterior walls of dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construction of a 6m x 5m Versatile gge
- Fires and heating$3,500
Fireplace freestanding only using an exisiting flue
- Fires and heating$7,000
Yunca monte base fire
- New homes$553k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$621k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$627k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$16k
Install pump & septic system with effluent field
- Fires and heating$160k
Alt bathrm & wall between living & dining rooms, install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Ensuite renovation
- New homes$465k
260410 - lot 2 - construction of a freestanding dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$60k
260617 - lot 5 - internal alt to ground floor existing bathrooms. Removing existing walls, replacing & adding new plumbing fixtures.
- Alterations and additions$30k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - internal alterations to the laundry, including new walls, installation of a shower & relocation of the cavity slider door
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Pyro uleb freestanding logburner 47 Gladstone Rd Woodend lot 4 dp 63473
- New homes$850k
Construction of single storey dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$15k
Rbw-replacing foundation piling & foundation walls
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Rbw - 4 x new dbl storey dwgs, lot 1 includes 4 bedrooms & 2.5 bathrooms; lot 2 to lot 4 include 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. Each lot includes new private drainage, attached gge & retain
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt to existing timber truss.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Fixed fee sfh - install replacement insert woodfire & flue into existing fireplace - metro smart insert.
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Installed shower over bath with tiled surround, relocated
- Alterations and additions$105k
Sips add to existing sips house
- Fires and heating$6,800
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new metro tiny woody freestanding wood burner
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Towns and cities in Tasman
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tasman?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman Region, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.