Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Ross
56 new homes were consented in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 31 residential consents we hold in Ross, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Westland District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Westland 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 80 in 2004.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses52
133 m² average · $430k average value · +37% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
98 m² average · $238k average value · −71% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Ross
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 31 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.
- Alterations and additions11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,250
- Relocated buildings3
typically $31k
- New homes2
typically $587k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $120k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $60k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3m3 x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs - 2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg - 2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg - 4 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg 13 Aylmer Street, Ross
- $90kRbw - renovate existing house - remove wall, replace with beam, add en-suite, renovate kitchen, replace some windows with doors. 31 Sale Street, Ross
- $25kAlterations to dwg. Extend existing deck. Replace existing balustrade with new & add new exterior stairs 32 Fraser Street, Ross
- $6,250Replace existing with metro xtreme base freestanding woodburner with wetback in lounge 13 Moorhouse Street, Ross
31 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Alterations to dwg. Extend existing deck. Replace existing balustrade with new & add new exterior stairs
- Multiple homes$1.3m
3 x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs - 2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg - 2 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg - 4 x 2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Fires and heating$6,250
Replace existing with metro xtreme base freestanding woodburner with wetback in lounge
- Alterations and additions$90k
Rbw - renovate existing house - remove wall, replace with beam, add en-suite, renovate kitchen, replace some windows with doors.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$99k
Rbw- change upper conservatory into bdrm & bathrm,alt existing upper bathrm & wardrobe into ensuite, create new master bdrm wardrobe space.Alt section of upper roof, change master bedr
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R2 - removal of wall & installation of beam in single storey detached dwg.
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Alt to attached gge
- Alterations and additions$19k
Install homewood companion cooking stove in kitchen area
- Relocated buildings$15k
Relocate 7x10 gge on new concrete slab
- Alterations and additions$10k
Install of Homewood Heritage stove
- Alterations and additions$258k
Hds - Kainga ora project (ar113822) - 2 x four-bdrm (2-storey) standalone dwgs. Building work include site consent. Earthworks, joal, civil & drainage up to building foundation. (joist & above, including connection of modules to foundati
- Alterations and additions$99k
dbc rbw lot 2 changes to existing house which includes trimming roof eave on the western side to allow 650mm distance from boundary new retaining wall to east side subfloor site establishment retaining walls as shown on site plan.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Eco smart insert heater in dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Alterations to existing deck
- Fires and heating$7,000
Alterations to dwg - installation of a woodsman serene, freestanding, dry, woodburner - cac 194586
- Alterations and additions$10k
Eq: amendment 1 - replacement of rotten timber on site, new opening in internal wall, change in shower tray detailling & deck detailing
- New homes$173k
Rbw - new 2 bdrm detached dwg built in yard (cnr firth & great south Rd) & transported to site. Placed on timber piles, includes relevant site works & foundations, kitchen, living room / dining room, gge, propos
- Alterations and additions$50k
Additions & alterations to dwg, new roof, removal of window, new sliding door
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm alterations
- Relocated buildings$184k
Relocate new dwg to site & install services.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$60k
Septic tank & dumping station for portable house bus.
- Alterations and additions$78k
Positioning of a new pre-fabricated 3 bdrm dwg,
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Installation of fisher denniston fire
- Relocated buildings$31k
Relocate 5 bdrm second hand dwg to site
- New homes$1m
Construct single level three bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge.
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Suburbs in Ross
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ross?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 56 new homes consented in the Westland District council area, with $26m of residential and $4.9m 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.