Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Tarata
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. Below: 3 residential consents we hold in Tarata, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 in 2021.
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.
- Houses213
176 m² average · $580k average value · +3% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units91
97 m² average · $315k average value · −22% on the year before
- Retirement village units17
55 m² average · $271k average value
- Apartments4
48 m² average · $86k average value · −78% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Tarata
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3 from 1 Mar 2022 to 1 Dec 2025. 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 heating1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,300
- Alterations and additions1
typically $42k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,300Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire 1590 Otaraoa Road, Tarata
3 consents
- Fires and heating$6,300
Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire
- Relocated buildings$200k
Res/farm - relocate dwg to site
- Alterations and additions$42k
Res/farm - extend existing dining room & bdrm (p)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Tarata
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tarata?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.