Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Shannon
185 new homes were consented in the Horowhenua District council area in the year to September 2026, down 22% on the year before. They also consented $21.6m of non-residential building work, up 28% on the year before. Below: 177 consents we hold in Shannon, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Horowhenua District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Horowhenua 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 363 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Horowhenua 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,215 m² new floor area · $4,063/m² new · +713% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.6m
1 building · 70 m² new floor area · $2,857/m² new · +67% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.5m
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · +234% on the year before
- Education$2.9m
1 building · 49 m² new floor area · $1,020/m² new · +91% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.3m
14 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $531/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Offices$902k
1 building · 207 m² new floor area · $1,643/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$245k
−96% on the year before
Consents on record in Shannon
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 177 from 1 Sep 2008 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 heating41
7 in the last 12 months · typically $6,200
- Alterations and additions18
typically $58k
- New homes15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $479k
- Relocated buildings9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Pools and spas3
typically $60k
- Commercial alterations2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $175k
- Retaining walls2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $77k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $980kNew res dwg 4-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge 234 Kukutauaki Road, Koputaroa
- $650kNew res dwg 2 bdrm dwg with attached gge 204 Potts Road, Koputaroa
- $500kNew res dwg new family flat & gge 232 Potts Road, Koputaroa
- $150kRes additions & alterations demolish existing office / bathrm / laundry area, extend 49.9m2 towards the south elevation & construct new living room / office / bathrm / laundry 100 Potts Road, Koputaroa
- $60kNew yard built dwg relocate to site the foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 52.82 two bdrm prefabricated dwg including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg onto the proposed foundations 68B Ballance Street, Shannon
177 consents
- New homes$980k
New res dwg 4-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,500
Fireplace freestanding
- New homes$650k
New res dwg 2 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Relocated buildings$60k
New yard built dwg relocate to site the foundations (piles down), drainage & associated site works for a 52.82 two bdrm prefabricated dwg including the relocation of the prefabricated dwg onto the proposed foundations
- Fires and heating$3,200
Install a f/s masport coronet sfh
- Relocated buildings$45k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocatable 1 bdrm dwg bearers down application
- Relocated buildings$34k
Existing dwg relocated onto site to relocate dwg to site as per site plan - foundations & services only
- Fires and heating$5,500
Replace solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna uleb
- Fires and heating$2,200
Fireplace freestanding to install a new woodsman serene freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,800
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a metro wee rad leg freestanding wood burner
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$500k
New res dwg new family flat & gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Fireplace freestanding install a new woodsman stag multifuel freestanding wood burner
- Commercial alterations$150k
Res additions & alterations demolish existing office / bathrm / laundry area, extend 49.9m2 towards the south elevation & construct new living room / office / bathrm / laundry
- Fires and heating$9,000
Fireplace - inbuilt to install a firenzo kompact inbuilt woodburner into existing masonry cavity.
- Retaining walls$40k
Construction of timber pole retaining wall
- New commercial buildings$13m
250766 - building a&b are a second stage of Resthaven development, under resource consent lu/0089/19. The building is a three-story building that consists of 21 2 bdrm aged care apartments & a multi-purpose room
- New homes$1.5m
New res dwg 4-bdrm dwg with multiple cladding types & attached gge & verandah's
- Fires and heating$8,000
Fireplace freestanding to supply & install a new firenzo vision on logbox freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fireplace freestanding replacing existing woodburner with a freestanding metro tiny rad base
- Alterations and additions$400k
An alt of an existing res dwg in Kuaotunu. The works involves partial demolition of existing structures, proposed extension, new decks & new on-site services
- Fires and heating$6,000
New fireplace
- Relocated buildings$60k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocate an existing dwg to site
- New homes$331k
New res dwg construction of a 1 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$9,000
Fireplace freestanding install freestanding metro mega rad fire with new ash protector & new eco flue kit
- Alterations and additions$150k
Res additions & alterations extension to the south-east side of the house & alterations to the kitchen & bathrm areas, reclad exterior walls & roof.
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Suburbs in Shannon
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Shannon?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 185 new homes consented in the Horowhenua District council area, with $105m of residential and $21.6m 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.