Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Grenada North
824 new homes were consented in the Wellington City council area in the year to September 2026, up 66% on the year before. They also consented $377m of non-residential building work, down 45% on the year before. In the statistical area around Grenada North, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 13 consents we hold in Grenada North, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Wellington City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Grenada North’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Wellington City, 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 1,429 in 2019.
New homes in Grenada North
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Grenada North sits in (Takapu-Horokiwi) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 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 — Wellington City, 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.
- Offices$153m
8 buildings · 10,560 m² new floor area · $2,610/m² new · −55% on the year before
- Education$97.7m
9 buildings · 9,454 m² new floor area · $7,951/m² new · +174% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$48.9m
3 buildings · 511 m² new floor area · $27,789/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$23.9m
1 building · −71% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$23.5m
+467% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$17.7m
1 building · 166 m² new floor area · $3,163/m² new · +60% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$7.1m
+44% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.4m
1 building · −98% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 545 m² new floor area · $1,734/m² new · +1488% on the year before
- Farm buildings$105k
1 building · 84 m² new floor area · $1,250/m² new · +5% on the year before
Consents on record in Grenada North
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 13 from 1 Oct 2020 to 1 Sep 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 additions5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
typically $69k
- Fires and heating1
typically $1
- Insulation1
typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $280k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $100kR1 - foundation & services works only for two transportable homes. 122 Jamaica Drive
13 consents
- Alterations and additions$100k
R1 - foundation & services works only for two transportable homes.
- Relocated buildings$280k
C1 - change of use - single dwg to multi unit. Existing dwg relocated to top of existing two storey dwg.
- Alterations and additions$4,000
R2 - minor works - alterations to 2 storey detached dwg - waterproof membrane for bathrm renovation.
- Alterations and additions$60k
C1 - change of use - additions & alterations to two storey detached dwg. New bathrm & kitchen to basement creating new unit. Add of wc on ground floor.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$18k
R1 - new timber deck.
- Fires and heating$1
R1 - installation of new freestanding masport r1200 woodburner.
- Alterations and additions$150k
R3 - alterations & additions to an existing single storey detached dwg. Re-cladding.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$120k
R2 - new deck to rear of property, internal alterations to create games room & bathrm within the existing subfloor area.
- Insulation$5,000
R1 - quick consent - insulation in walls. of single-storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$25k
R1 - internal alterations to bathrm & laundry.
- Alterations and additions$80k
R1- internal alterations to one storey detached dwg. Alterations to kitchen, lounge, dining. Replacement of window & door joinery.
- Alterations and additions$295k
R1 - add & alterations to single-storey, detached dwg. New detached, dbl gge
- New homes$220k
R1 - additional single-storey, two-bdrm detached dwg with weatherboard cladding
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Grenada North?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 824 new homes consented in the Wellington City council area, with $394m of residential and $377m 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.