Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Horsham Downs
677 new homes were consented in the Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, up 10% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 33% on the year before. In Horsham Downs itself, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 62 consents we hold in Horsham Downs, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waikato District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Horsham Downs’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waikato 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 1,206 in 2021.
New homes in Horsham Downs
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Horsham Downs. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$44.5m
19 buildings · 36,840 m² new floor area · $1,087/m² new · +248% on the year before
- Education$29.5m
18 buildings · 6,577 m² new floor area · $3,470/m² new · −39% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$28.4m
7 buildings · 15,894 m² new floor area · $1,786/m² new · +147% on the year before
- Farm buildings$18.7m
97 buildings · 47,767 m² new floor area · $374/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$14.3m
8 buildings · 2,178 m² new floor area · $4,449/m² new · +79% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5m
1 building · 1,424 m² new floor area · $3,125/m² new · +9% on the year before
- Offices$2m
4 buildings · 295 m² new floor area · $3,620/m² new · −52% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$970k
−12% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$130k
1 building · 120 m² new floor area · $333/m² new · +299% on the year before
Consents on record in Horsham Downs
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 62 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 homes10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $981k
- Pools and spas7
typically $60k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,379
- Alterations and additions5
typically $200k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $97k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $1m
- Relocated buildings1
typically $200k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mDwg with attached triple gge 3 Simpson Way
- $1.1mMain dwg with attached gge & detached minor dwg with attached gge 81 Ormsby Road
- $7,000Install new metro smart Ltd insert woodfire with 4.2m standard flue kit 281 Speedy Road
62 consents
- New homes$1.3m
Dwg with attached triple gge
- New homes$1.1m
Main dwg with attached gge & detached minor dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install new metro smart Ltd insert woodfire with 4.2m standard flue kit
- Relocated buildings$200k
Relocated dwg with wastewater system 752 downs Rd West Eyreton lot 4 dp 398196
- Alterations and additions$200k
Accessory building featuring pump house, bathrm & kitchenette
- New homes$850k
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- Alterations and additions$19k
Covered al fresco area
- Pools and spas$90k
Swimming pool
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$120k
Reclad walls with new weatherboards. Replace existing joinery with new dbl glazed aluminium joinery
- Pools and spas$15k
Pool fence
- Pools and spas$50k
Non-habitable pool house & deck extension to existing dwg
- New homes$663k
Dwg with attached dbl gge
- New homes$349k
Dwg
- New homes$2.7m
Two storey dwg
- Alterations and additions$450k
Proposed additions to existing dwg & construction of outdoor cabana
- Alterations and additions$1.8m
Dwg additions & alterations
- New homes$260k
Dwg
- New homes$1.5m
Dwg with attached gge & pool
- Pools and spas$300k
Pool house
- Alterations and additions$100k
Dwg additions & alterations
- New homes$540k
New dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$99k
Gge
- Pools and spas$90k
Pool & fencing
- Fires and heating$6,000
Heater
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Shed extension
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Horsham Downs?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 677 new homes consented in the Waikato District council area, with $389m of residential and $144m 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.