Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Ruatapu
56 new homes were consented in the Westland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 8% on the year before. Below: 14 residential consents we hold in Ruatapu, 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 Ruatapu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 14 from 1 Dec 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- New homes4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $328k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Fires and heating2
typically $12k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $320kNew single level dwg with 3 bedrooms with detached 10x9m pole shed & onsite wastewater & storm water disposal. 433 Woodstock-Rimu Road, Ruatapu
- $100kNew foundations & site services for relocated dwg. 309 Woodstock-Rimu Road, Ruatapu
- $35kNon-habitable, 4 bay, pole shed with bathrm facilities, drying room, wagner cooktop' stove & on site effluent disposal. Amendment 1 shed to dwg: changing the consented il1 shed (not yet constructed) to a habitable il2 one bdrm dwg (w , Ruatapu
14 consents
- Relocated buildings$100k
New foundations & site services for relocated dwg.
- New homes$320k
New single level dwg with 3 bedrooms with detached 10x9m pole shed & onsite wastewater & storm water disposal.
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Non-habitable, 4 bay, pole shed with bathrm facilities, drying room, wagner cooktop' stove & on site effluent disposal. Amendment 1 shed to dwg: changing the consented il1 shed (not yet constructed) to a habitable il2 one bdrm dwg (w
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
New single storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & attached gge. Amendment 1: amended building setbacks including extended sed gravel raft
- New homes$600k
New 4 bdrm 2 bathrm single level dwg with metro wee rad solid fuel burner & separate gge with 1 bdrm 1 bathrm & kitchen.
- Relocated buildings$50k
This building work contains builtready modular component(s). Foundation & onsite services for a new relocatable 2 bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$3.1m
Dbc - rbw - 4 lots sub lot1: keystone ret wall, dbl gge, 5 bed, butlers, bath, wc, dining ,lounge lot 2: dbl gge, 6bed, butlers, bath, wc,dining,lounge lot3&4: dbl gge, 6bed, butlers, bath,wc, dining,lounge all lots: fence tanks, ti
- New homes$248k
Construct freestanding one bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$16k
Installation of a new yunca monte multifuel fire with wetback & new hwc
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Mudroom to existing pole shed & septic tank system
- Fires and heating$7,500
Freestanding fire installation
- New homes$335k
New 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with attached gge.
- Relocated buildings$85k
Relocation of a 1 bdrm cottage, place on on piles & connect to existing sewage system
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of Ltd metro wee rad leg
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Suburbs in Ruatapu
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ruatapu?
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.