Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Te Puru
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 Te Puru, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 28 consents we hold in Te Puru, 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 Te Puru’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 Te Puru
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Te Puru sits in (Thames Coast) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 — 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 Te Puru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 28 from 1 Apr 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.
- New homes5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $24k
- Fires and heating3
typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $26k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fit-outs1
typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $800k4 bdrm single level dwg 15 Tatahi Street
- $50kConstruct a 108m2 storage shed at the subject property. The shed is 108m2 8 meters wide by 13.5 meters long. 5.6 degree mono pitch roof with a maximum height of 3.8m above ground level. The shed consists of 3 roller doors, & one single pa door, cla 510-512 Thames Coast Road
- $20kNew replacement gge 8-10 Aputa Avenue
- $20kInstallation of permanent swimming pool fencing 21 Seaview Avenue
28 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New replacement gge
- Pools and spas$20k
Installation of permanent swimming pool fencing
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construct a 108m2 storage shed at the subject property. The shed is 108m2 8 meters wide by 13.5 meters long. 5.6 degree mono pitch roof with a maximum height of 3.8m above ground level. The shed consists of 3 roller doors, & one single pa door, cla
- New homes$800k
4 bdrm single level dwg
- Alterations and additions$3,500
Install grey water system
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Install new waste water treatment plant
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro micro rad woodfire.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro wee rad legs woodfire.
- New homes$4m
Proposed works to this final building consent stage is for the balance of architectural documentation for a 3 level res dwg. Basement reinforced block & concrete floor slab already consented, mid floor is timber construction.
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro wee rad with legs woodfire
- New homes$750k
Primary structural consent for a new res dwg
- New homes$950k
Remove existing dwg & replace with new five bdrm dwg with attached three car gge, new wastewater & storm water disposal.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$24k
Install new wastewater treatment plant
- Alterations and additions$49k
Rbw - add an ensuite to the existing lower level
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Upgrade primary treatment septic tank & soakage trenches to new secondary treatment sewage system & dripper field.
- New homes$850k
Proposed 3 bdrm dwg with dbl gge
- Fit-outs$90k
Main roof extension, repitch to flat roof area, new roof cladding. Removal of bay windows, making good, new window installation. Removal of shower, making good, bathrm fitout. New internal stairs.
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Remove existing carport, & construct additional living housing - detached
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Install new wastewater treatment plant
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Proposed new deck extension & access to the deck from bedrooms 1,2 & lounge.
- Fires and heating$3,500
Insatll masport r3000 pedestal solid fuel heater with flue
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Install a new wastewater treatment & disposal system to replace existing failed system
- Garages, sheds and carports$78k
Extension on to gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$22k
Install new treatment plant & effluent bed
- Alterations and additions$65k
Bdrm add to north. Patio roof add to south.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Te Puru?
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.