Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Tapu
161 new homes were consented in the Thames-Coromandel District council area in the year to September 2026, down 6% on the year before. In the statistical area around Tapu, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 13 residential consents we hold in Tapu, 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 Tapu’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.
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.
- Houses126
194 m² average · $848k average value · −19% on the year before
- Retirement village units24
135 m² average · $403k average value
- Townhouses, flats and units11
79 m² average · $217k average value · −35% on the year before
New homes in Tapu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Tapu sits in (Thames Coast) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Tapu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 13 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions2
typically $3,500
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $200k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $40k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $200kRenovations to existing half round steel frame dwg & relocation of cabin 470 Tapu Coroglen Road
- $200kDwg alterations - reinstate a swimming pool, conversion 71 Tapu Coroglen Road
- $5,000Installation of woodburner for heating 732 Thames Coast Road
13 consents
- Relocated buildings$200k
Renovations to existing half round steel frame dwg & relocation of cabin
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of woodburner for heating
- Pools and spas$200k
Dwg alterations - reinstate a swimming pool, conversion
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$40k
Repiling 2bdm res dwg.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro smart insert woodfire.
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Bathrm window & shower.
- Alterations and additions$4,500
Install ensuite
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro Ltd wee rad with legs
- Fires and heating$6,000
Replacing a fireplace in the existing place
- New homes$500k
Construct a new 3 bdrm fraemohs home
- New homes$241k
Erection of dwg & gge by totalspan
- Relocated buildings$800k
Relocate existing dwg (bach) to a new site within the property & proposed new house
- New homes$1.5m
Stage 2 of project - 2 storey bdrm -passive house - single res dwg, to be constructed partly over ground & existing concrete gge (stage 1)
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Near Tapu
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Tapu?
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.