Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Motunui
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 Motunui, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 8 consents we hold in Motunui, 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 Motunui’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 Motunui
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Motunui 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 Motunui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8 from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Feb 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $5,000
- New homes1
typically $616k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $41k
- Retaining walls1
typically $120k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $24kDwg (drainage) - replacement wastewater treatment system 605 Main North Road
- $20kInstall pool barrier only 787 Main North Road
8 consents
- Pools and spas$20k
Install pool barrier only
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$24k
Dwg (drainage) - replacement wastewater treatment system
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$5,000
Res/farm - new bearer, joists, decking, & face fixed balustrade to existing deck & patio.
- Relocated buildings$41k
Res/farm - relocate second hand dwg to site as per the plans provided. Foundations, services & new metro fireplace.
- Retaining walls$120k
Res/farm - living room extension to dwg & retaining wall
- New homes$616k
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg (sol)
- Alterations and additions$35k
Res/farm - hallway add to join the two houses
- Fires and heating$1,100
Log fire - metro eco smart in-built fire place
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Near Motunui
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Motunui?
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.