Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Urenui
325 new homes were consented in the New Plymouth District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $87.3m of non-residential building work, up 72% on the year before. Below: 98 consents we hold in Urenui, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the New Plymouth District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, New Plymouth 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 708 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — New Plymouth 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$29.1m
3 buildings · 9,368 m² new floor area · $2,829/m² new · +112% on the year before
- Education$12.3m
1 building · 1,337 m² new floor area · $3,740/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$12.2m
6 buildings · 12,575 m² new floor area · $974/m² new · +880% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$8.5m
1 building · +34471% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$8.3m
7 buildings · 5,131 m² new floor area · $1,473/m² new · +84% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$6.5m
2 buildings · 294 m² new floor area · $4,932/m² new · −41% on the year before
- Offices$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,833 m² new floor area · $2,428/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.9m
29 buildings · 14,657 m² new floor area · $253/m² new · −22% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$31k
−89% on the year before
Consents on record in Urenui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 98 from 1 Nov 2019 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.
- Fires and heating33
7 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions13
1 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- New homes6
typically $650k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
typically $15k
- Multiple homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $900k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $36k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $80k
- Commercial alterations2
typically $38k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $39k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $163k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1mConstruction of 5 dwgs in 3 buildings - 4 attached & 1 detached 20 Hills Road, Tongapōrutu
- $36kRemoval & replacement of existing deck membrane & new balustrade. Re-clad of lower storey cladding. 26 Motukari Place, Onaero
- $8,400Installation of firenzo kompact deco 1000 insert ru wood fire with standard flue kit 617 Kaipikari Road Upper, Urenui
- $6,700Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire 24 Ngakoti Street, Urenui
- $6,500Replace existing wood burner 981 Pukearuhe Road, Waiiti
98 consents
- Multiple homes$1m
Construction of 5 dwgs in 3 buildings - 4 attached & 1 detached
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - removal of pfc portal over door opening & reduced door width to all units (lower level)
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install metro Ltd wee rad woodfire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$36k
Removal & replacement of existing deck membrane & new balustrade. Re-clad of lower storey cladding.
- Fires and heating$8,400
Installation of firenzo kompact deco 1000 insert ru wood fire with standard flue kit
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install yunka multi fuel log fire & flue kit
- Fires and heating$6,500
Replace existing wood burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replacing existing woodfire to a new masport Kaituna ped fire & new flue & lead flashing
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of metro wee rad with free standing wetback
- Fires and heating$6,700
Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire
- New homes$600k
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Freestanding - install woodsman Tarras mkiii free standing wood fire
- New homes$700k
Res/farm - three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$45k
Res/farm - alterations & upgrades to the existing main bdrm, walk-in-robe, main laundry & bathrm
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res/farm - gable roof covered patio extension to north end of the existing house.
- Commercial alterations$71k
Res/farm - detached building to be used as an office / library with ensuite
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Res/farm - install replacement effluent bed for existing dwg, existing septic tank to remain.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Internal dwg alterations - renovation of existing bathrm & toilet with tiled shower.
- Fires and heating$6,500
Freestanding - metro wee rad legs free standing wood burner
- Fires and heating$4,800
Freestanding - woodsman serene drawer free standing wood burner
- Multiple homes$900k
Res/farm - new two bdrm dwg, with attached single gge & a new duplex with 2 new three bdrm household units & attached single garages
- Multiple homes$700k
Res/farm - two three-bdrm dwgs with attached single gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding - install two masport r3000 freestanding fires
- Fires and heating$2,000
Freestanding - install masport r5000l free standing wood burner
- Fires and heating$6,500
Freestanding - metro wee rad ( legs ) free standing wood burner
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Urenui
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Urenui?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 325 new homes consented in the New Plymouth District council area, with $194m of residential and $87.3m 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.