Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kelburn
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 Kelburn itself, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 153 consents we hold in Kelburn, 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 Kelburn’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 Kelburn
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 3 statistical areas that make up most of it: Wellington University, Wellington Botanic Gardens, Kelburn. 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 — 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 Kelburn
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 153 from 1 Sep 2019 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 additions61
9 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs7
4 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Fires and heating7
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening7
typically $50k
- New homes7
typically $1.3m
- Retaining walls5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Multiple homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $2.6m
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $180k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $105k
- Insulation1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.7mRbw - pbc e2e - four x new three storey dwgs, each with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New detention tanks, wastewater pumps & retaining walls 8 Kowhai Road
- $280kC1 - flat 3 - alterations to lower floor flat including structural layout, plumbing & window/door positioning 25 Rawhiti Terrace
- $250kC1 - alterations to single storey unit, new kitchen & bathrm, upgrade laundry & ensuite. Alterations to porch. 25 Rawhiti Terrace
- $150kC2 - alterations to 3 storey multi-unit dwg - replace joinery, membrane deck, & balustrade. 7 Wesley Road
- $120kR2 - additions & alterations to existing two storey detached dwg, including the removal of the existing lean to structure, alterations of the kitchen & living areas, & a new laundry. 45 Glen Road
153 consents
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Alt to existing dwg. First floor deck extensions
- Multiple homes$2.7m
Rbw - pbc e2e - four x new three storey dwgs, each with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New detention tanks, wastewater pumps & retaining walls
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a masport r5000 woody fs wood burner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$80k
R1 - new sed car deck & stairs to replace existing. On road reserve
- Retaining walls$25k
Replace retaining wall
- Fires and heating$3,500
Housing (detached dwg) - install new metro smart insert woodburner & flue kit into the existing chimney, including chimney mortar flashing
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R2 - minor works - 2x wet area membrane showers to replace existing acrylic showers in two storey detached dwg
- Alterations and additions$9,600
To install a firenzo kompact inbuilt fire into existing detached dwgs
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$60k
R1 - alt to single storey detached dwg - new external door & deck to front of dwg.
- Alterations and additions$150k
C2 - alterations to 3 storey multi-unit dwg - replace joinery, membrane deck, & balustrade.
- Alterations and additions$40k
R2 - alterations to existing two-storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$250k
C1 - alterations to single storey unit, new kitchen & bathrm, upgrade laundry & ensuite. Alterations to porch.
- Alterations and additions$280k
C1 - flat 3 - alterations to lower floor flat including structural layout, plumbing & window/door positioning
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$23k
R2 - new verandah & new enclosure for stairwell in existing two storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$120k
R2 - additions & alterations to existing two storey detached dwg, including the removal of the existing lean to structure, alterations of the kitchen & living areas, & a new laundry.
- Alterations and additions$35k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - new ensuite, new bathrm fit-out with under tile heating, new pvc joinery & dbl glazing to ensuite, new attic ladder
- Alterations and additions$10k
R2 - removal of internal wall, new beam in two storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$200k
R2 - alterations to two-storey detached dwg. New kitchen & living areas. Installation of rainwater collection tank for potable water.
- Alterations and additions$90k
R2 - relocate wc & new lift in 2 storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$600k
R1 - alterations to one-storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$115k
R3 - add & alt to three storey detached dwg. New entrance lobby & pergola. Alterations to the existing fence & internal gge access.
- Fires and heating$3,500
C2 - minor works - new freestanding woodburner - blaze king chinook 20 in middle unit of three storey multiunit dwg.
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
R1 - re-pile of existing detached dwg.
- Insulation$5,000
R2 - reline wardrobe, new lintel & blown in insulation to some exterior walls in 2 storey detached dwg.
- Alterations and additions$50k
R2 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - bathrm & laundry renovations including reconfiguration.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kelburn?
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.