Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kopu
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. They also consented $11.6m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. In the statistical area around Kopu, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 15 consents we hold in Kopu, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Thames-Coromandel District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Kopu’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Thames-Coromandel 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 594 in 2003.
New homes in Kopu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kopu sits in (Kauaeranga) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 1 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 — Thames-Coromandel 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.
- Hospitals and health$2.4m
1 building · 404 m² new floor area · $4,950/m² new · +1646% on the year before
- Offices$2.2m
2 buildings · 805 m² new floor area · $2,559/m² new · +491% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.7m
16 buildings · 2,415 m² new floor area · $678/m² new · +52% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.7m
3 buildings · 1,154 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +105% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$1.1m
1 building · 195 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$800k
1 building · 420 m² new floor area · $1,905/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$394k
1 building · 73 m² new floor area · $2,877/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
−100% on the year before
Consents on record in Kopu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 15 from 1 Oct 2023 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 homes8
4 in the last 12 months · typically $480k
- Pools and spas4
typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $31k
- Fires and heating1
typically $6,000
- Relocated buildings1
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
- $460kRbw - construction of single storey dwg, comprising three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single internal gge. Includes stormwater tanks & retaining walls. 11 Kopu Road
- $336kRbw - lot 169 - new single storey detached dwg, includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall. 8 Kopu-Hikuai Road
- $336kRbw - lot 168 - new single storey detached dwg, includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall. 6 Kopu-Hikuai Road
- $336kRbw - new single storey detached dwg, includes 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall. 10 Kopu-Hikuai Road
15 consents
- New homes$460k
Rbw - construction of single storey dwg, comprising three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, single internal gge. Includes stormwater tanks & retaining walls.
- New homes$336k
Rbw - lot 169 - new single storey detached dwg, includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall.
- New homes$336k
Rbw - new single storey detached dwg, includes 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall.
- New homes$336k
Rbw - lot 168 - new single storey detached dwg, includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, dining, living & single internal gge. Includes stormwater tank, retaining wall.
- Pools and spas$70k
Construction of a swimming pool & barriers
- Pools and spas$20k
Installation of swimming pool fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$31k
Construct 53.55m2 versatile pole shed
- Pools and spas$20k
Installation on permanent swimming pool fencing
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro wee rad base woodfire.
- New homes$550k
New 4 bdrm house, 2 bathrm, internal access gge.
- New homes$500k
New 3 bdrm house with two bathrooms & internal access
- Relocated buildings$120k
Relocatable dwg with new decks & connection to all services with on site waste water & storm water disposal.
- New homes$919k
To construct a single level detached dwg, consisting of
- Pools and spas$80k
Swimming pool & pool fencing
- New homes$545k
New 3 bdrm home, master bdrm with ensuite & walk
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kopu?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 161 new homes consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area, with $163m of residential and $11.6m 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.