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. In the statistical area around Urenui, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 50 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Urenui’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Urenui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Urenui sits in (Tikorangi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 houses, 1 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 — 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: 50 from 1 Jan 2020 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 heating20
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,913
- Alterations and additions4
typically $38k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $15k
- Multiple homes2
typically $800k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $88k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $31k
- Retaining walls1
typically $50k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $46k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $8,400Installation of firenzo kompact deco 1000 insert ru wood fire with standard flue kit 617 Kaipikari Road Upper
- $6,700Freestanding - install metro wee rad base free standing wood fire 24 Ngakoti Street
- $6,500Install metro Ltd wee rad woodfire 34 Kaipikari Road Lower
- $5,000Replacing existing woodfire to a new masport Kaituna ped fire & new flue & lead flashing 49 Takiroa Street
- $5,000Installation of metro wee rad with free standing wetback 5 Te Rangi Hiroa Place
50 consents
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install metro Ltd wee rad woodfire
- Fires and heating$8,400
Installation of firenzo kompact deco 1000 insert ru wood fire with standard flue kit
- 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
- Fires and heating$8,000
Freestanding - install woodsman Tarras mkiii free standing wood fire
- 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
- 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$6,500
Freestanding - metro wee rad ( legs ) free standing wood burner
- Retaining walls$50k
Res/farm - rebuilding 3m high by 12m long retaining wall
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$12k
Res/farm - enclosure of existing veranda (p)
- Fires and heating$5,500
Freestanding - install metro wee rad (legs) free standing wood burner
- Fires and heating$2,000
Freestanding - install metro tiny rad leg free standing wood fire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Freestanding- firenzo Bronte leg ru free standing wood burner
- Relocated buildings$95k
Res/farm - relocate four bdrm detached dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$46k
Res/farm - construct steel framed gge, 6.600mw x 9.000ml x 2.400/2.977mh
- Fires and heating$2,000
Sfh-install free standing metro wee rad base wood fire
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res/farm-enable-bathrm & laundry renovations.
- Alterations and additions$25k
Res/farm - shell house relocated from New Plymouth yard
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Erecting a marquee at the community hall in Hahei for the purpose of a wedding held on the 10/02/2024
- Relocated buildings$80k
Res/farm - relocate dwg from 74 East Quay. Renovate the interior & exterior of the dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$14k
Res/farm - full water waste & septic tank system
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Rbw - amendment a - change clay tile roofing to smarttr 510 standing seam roofing system with euramax premium coated aluminium.
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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.