Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Thornton Bay
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 Thornton Bay, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Thornton Bay, 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 Thornton Bay’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 Thornton Bay
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Thornton Bay 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 Thornton Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Apr 2021 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.
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Retaining walls3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $88k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $14k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $94kTo construct a retaining wall with safety from falling barrier in front of an existing dwg. 43 Adams Road
- $12kRenovate existing bdrm to create new ensuite bathrm. 302 Thames Coast Road
10 consents
- Retaining walls$94k
To construct a retaining wall with safety from falling barrier in front of an existing dwg.
- Alterations and additions$12k
Renovate existing bdrm to create new ensuite bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$45k
Installation of internal lift
- Alterations and additions$20k
Bathrm add
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$7,450
Secondary wastewater system & field
- Retaining walls$20k
Installation of retaining walls
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$21k
Install new wastewater treatment plant & effluent bed
- Retaining walls$88k
Construct two pole retaining walls
- Garages, sheds and carports$93k
Construct detached gge & alterations to house
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Adding a toilet, removing a bath putting shower in process & a toilet beside
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Near Thornton Bay
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Thornton Bay?
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.