Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Snells Beach
17,131 new homes were consented in the Auckland council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $3.37b of non-residential building work, up 5% on the year before. Below: 217 consents we hold in Snells Beach, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Auckland council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Auckland, 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 21,301 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 — Auckland, 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.
- Offices$753m
43 buildings · 26,927 m² new floor area · $8,567/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$631m
84 buildings · 233,139 m² new floor area · $2,450/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Education$590m
77 buildings · 54,555 m² new floor area · $8,792/m² new · +4% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$402m
44 buildings · 21,405 m² new floor area · $14,113/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$307m
32 buildings · 40,270 m² new floor area · $4,291/m² new · +19% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$219m
29 buildings · 19,980 m² new floor area · $6,216/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$197m
11 buildings · 25,285 m² new floor area · $7,276/m² new · +218% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$167m
29 buildings · 11,019 m² new floor area · $3,823/m² new · +62% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$75.4m
17 buildings · 13,619 m² new floor area · $3,956/m² new · +37% on the year before
- Farm buildings$26.2m
121 buildings · 68,341 m² new floor area · $353/m² new · +4% on the year before
Local boards compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Local board | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howick | 1,712 | +28% | $95.3m | −75% |
| Henderson-Massey | 1,592 | +15% | $101m | −39% |
| Franklin | 1,214 | +14% | $195m | −12% |
| Albert-Eden | 1,123 | +103% | $270m | +37% |
| Maungakiekie-Tamaki | 1,118 | −23% | $295m | +37% |
| Papakura | 1,107 | +33% | $90.9m | +81% |
| Manurewa | 976 | +32% | $168m | +225% |
| Hibiscus and Bays | 967 | 0% | $44.7m | 0% |
| Rodney | 951 | +12% | $73.7m | −10% |
| Kaipatiki | 942 | +44% | $51.2m | +23% |
| Mangere-Otahuhu | 940 | +31% | $582m | −16% |
| Orakei | 795 | +1% | $52.7m | +10% |
| Whau | 790 | +43% | $58.1m | +13% |
| Upper Harbour | 749 | +29% | $211m | +1% |
| Otara-Papatoetoe | 692 | −14% | $85.2m | −53% |
| Puketapapa | 588 | +66% | $18.1m | −42% |
| Devonport-Takapuna | 478 | +19% | $50.9m | +43% |
| Waitakere Ranges | 200 | −28% | $14.7m | +90% |
| Waitemata | 153 | −60% | $907m | +83% |
| Waiheke | 41 | 0% | $2m | −83% |
| Great Barrier | 3 | −57% | $210k | +200% |
Consents on record in Snells Beach
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 217 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 homes50
7 in the last 12 months · typically $573k
- Fires and heating26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $4,307
- Alterations and additions23
3 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $121k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Pools and spas9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Relocated buildings4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $105k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening4
typically $375k
- Insulation3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,872
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $864kRbw - detached partially 2 storey house with 1 living room, 1 dining room, 1 kitchen ,1 dbl gge,4bedrooms, 1 study & 3 bathrooms. Long run roof cladding, & external wall cladding type is timb 24 Kia Kaha Drive, Snells Beach
- $863kRbw - detached 2 storey dwg with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dbl gge. The wall cladding is timber weatherboard, roof cladding is long run t-rib roof. 24 Kia Kaha Drive, Snells Beach
- $664kSingle storey 4 bdrm detached dwg with attached gge 34 Kia Kaha Drive, Snells Beach
- $490kRbw - construction of 1 storey detached house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, & 1 dbl gge. Long run roof, timber weatherboard, skylights & deck. 7 Torokaha Lane, Snells Beach
- $480kRbw - replace existing boat gge & conservatory with new boat gge & extended lounge above. Develop basement with extra bdrm & informal living with ensuite & laundry. Replace existing 35 Tamatea Drive, Snells Beach
217 consents
- Commercial alterations$250k
Rbw - internal alterations to an existing single storey dwg including reconfigured kitchen, living, circulation & bdrm areas. Office converted to bdrm, powder room relocated, deck roof ex
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$60k
Rbw - replacing existing level 1 deck with a new partially covered timber deck.The foundation is an engineered combination of bridging & piles. Stormwater catchment to connect to the existing town w
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
Rbw - remove existing deck & gge structure & replace with new timber deck of same size
- Relocated buildings$30k
Rbw - re-used relocatable dwg to be placed onsite with new timber pile foundations & palisade wall.
- Fires and heating$9,600
Install woodfire - replacement in same location (metro xtreme rad woody)
- Alterations and additions$60k
Rbw - new 15.9sq.M bdrm add & kitchen alt to existing single storey, one bdrm dwg. Includes new stormwater detention tank.
- Garages, sheds and carports$300k
Rbw - additions: kitchen, lounge, carport; internal alterations - ldk & sewing room; replace original cladding & joinery strengthening of existing deck
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of aluminium pool fencing for symphony 9 pool (subject to schedule 1 exemption).
- Insulation$5,872
Injected cosywall insulation into pre-existing dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Installation of stormwater tanks as per approved epa 60443850 mc
- Commercial alterations$280k
Rbw - re-clad- works include removal of the existing deck, ramp, stairs & part driveway; new channel drain, internal stairs, wet bar renovation, internal reconfiguration, balustrade, partial recladd
- Alterations and additions$1
Separation from bco10038869. New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$146k
New boat gge, slab on grade, steel portal framed building, profiled steel cladding. Earthworks & retaining wall is covered under separate consent bco10405550 & luc60458093
- Relocated buildings$150k
Rbw - relocate existing 4 bedrooms dwg from front to rear of same site on new foundations. Internal alt with new bathrm.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$16k
Rbw - ranch sliders on each level 1 bdrm accessing deck replaced with windows. Decommissioning existing deck on level 1 by putting a roof on it. Reuse the existing deck gutter & stormwater dp.
- Fires and heating$12k
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue (kemlan celestial 900)
- New homes$664k
Single storey 4 bdrm detached dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$80k
Rbw - alterations to existing dwg. Extend bdrm one in three directions under eaves, new deck piles & new tiled wall shower to replace existing shower.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install replacement freestanding woodfire & flue (metro wee rad)
- New homes$490k
Rbw - construction of 1 storey detached house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, & 1 dbl gge. Long run roof, timber weatherboard, skylights & deck.
- Garages, sheds and carports$480k
Rbw - replace existing boat gge & conservatory with new boat gge & extended lounge above. Develop basement with extra bdrm & informal living with ensuite & laundry. Replace existing
- New homes$863k
Rbw - detached 2 storey dwg with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dbl gge. The wall cladding is timber weatherboard, roof cladding is long run t-rib roof.
- New homes$480k
Rbw - construction of one two-storey detached dwg, comprising four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 1 livingroom, dining room, dbl internal gge. Includes block retaining wall. Concrete slab downsta
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Rbw - alterations. Removal of existing toilet walls to create new bdrm. New windows framing & bracing calculations for new changes. Relocate toilet to existing bathrm with new vanity. Replace e
- New homes$480k
Rbw - construction of a one-storey detached dwg, with four bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a kitchen, dining, & living, & a dbl internal gge. Includes driveway & retaining walls.
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Suburbs in Snells Beach
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Snells Beach?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 17,131 new homes consented in the Auckland council area, with $8.53b of residential and $3.37b 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.