Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Hope
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area 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. In Hope itself, 41 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 126 consents we hold in Hope, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Hope’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
New homes in Hope
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Hope, Richmond South (Tasman District), Appleby (Tasman District). In the year to September 2026: 26 houses, 15 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 — Tasman 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.
- 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
Consents on record in Hope
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 126 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.
- New homes35
7 in the last 12 months · typically $612k
- Alterations and additions19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- Fires and heating12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,950
- Garages, sheds and carports7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Pools and spas7
typically $65k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
typically $48k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $93k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $93k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
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
- $812kConstruct dwg with internal access gge 19 Greenway Crescent
- $750kConstruct dwg with internal gge & freestanding 65 Bartlett Road
- $700kConstruct dwg with internal gge 44 Hallmark Drive
- $700kConstruct dwg with internal access gge 17 Greenway Crescent
- $578kConstruct dwg with internal gge 15 Greenway Crescent
126 consents
- Alterations and additions$20k
Ensuite renovation
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$1
Relocated AES septic tank, field & two soak pits
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$21k
Replace existing septic system with new protec 10 wastewater detached dwgs
- New homes$550k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$700k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$812k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- New homes$578k
Construct dwg with internal gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt of dwg - first floor add of walk-in robe & ensuite, changes to living area, recladding of roof & partial wall & relocation of woodsman serene, freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 194586.
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct detached shed with toilet
- New homes$750k
Construct dwg with internal gge & freestanding
- New homes$700k
Construct dwg with internal gge
- New homes$450k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$93k
Relocate existing wastewater fields & install inground pool
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$140k
Construct detached dbl gge & studio
- New homes$632k
Construct new dwg with internal access gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Add of new balcony decks
- New homes$470k
3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- New homes$438k
Construct dwg with internal access dbl gge
- New homes$700k
Construct dwg & shed
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding woodburner
- New homes$700k
Construct dwg with internal access gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$45k
Extend gge to add a sleepout
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Hope?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, 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.