Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waiomu
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 Waiomu, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 16 consents we hold in Waiomu, 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 Waiomu’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 Waiomu
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waiomu 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 Waiomu
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- New homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $475k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $29k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $45k
- Multiple homes1
typically $2.2m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $16k
- Retaining walls1
typically $400k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $350kConstruct 2 bdrm dwg 38 Waiomu Valley Road
- $6,000Installation of a metro tiny rad woody woodfire 7 Trotter Avenue
- $2,000Installing a masport r1200 wood burner 1 Waiomu Valley Road
16 consents
- New homes$350k
Construct 2 bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installing a masport r1200 wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro tiny rad woody woodfire
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications- woodsman serene petite uleb to replace existing fire
- Multiple homes$2.2m
5 x 2 storey standalone dwgs. Each with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms & single gge. Detention stormwater tanks for lot 2-5 & driveway. Retaining walls.
- Retaining walls$400k
Retaining wall
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a metro tiny rad woody woodfire
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$50k
1. Three new low retaining walls proposed; - one max 1.5m high wall required to form building platform for future sleepout. - two max 1m high walls, one each side of hardstand area. 2. Upgrades to existing ss disposal system. 3. Reinstatement of dete
- Fires and heating$12k
Installation of a yunca olli ca sub 1.1
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$7,000
Proposed bathrm in existing 30m2 sleepout
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$16k
Replacement of septic tank
- New homes$600k
New single level two bdrm home with decks.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$45k
Proposed first floor deck
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$200k
Part house lift, reclad & insulate, add to bedrooms, living, kitchen, dining & entry
- Alterations and additions$45k
Bdrm add at upper level. Lift installation between levels.
- Alterations and additions$20k
Bathrm upgrade.
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Near Waiomu
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waiomu?
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.