Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Westport
50 new homes were consented in the Buller District council area in the year to September 2026, down 11% on the year before. They also consented $15m of non-residential building work, up 208% on the year before. Below: 529 consents we hold in Westport, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Buller District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Buller 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 109 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Buller 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.
- Hospitals and health$9.3m
- Factories and industrial$1.5m
3 buildings · 374 m² new floor area · $3,610/m² new · +153% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.5m
1 building · 112 m² new floor area · $2,321/m² new · −20% on the year before
- Farm buildings$1.1m
12 buildings · 4,315 m² new floor area · $256/m² new · +8% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$940k
+282% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$358k
−48% on the year before
- Education$213k
1 building · 106 m² new floor area · $698/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Offices$64k
−62% on the year before
Consents on record in Westport
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 529 from 1 Jul 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 heating137
23 in the last 12 months · typically $5,557
- Alterations and additions78
6 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- New homes55
11 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Garages, sheds and carports18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening13
typically $25k
- Multiple homes11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $1.9m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Relocated buildings8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $37k
- Commercial alterations8
typically $40k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mConstruction of 5 dwgs with attached garages in 3 blocks, subject to section 77 certificate. 17 Martins Creek Road, Westport
- $2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs with garages 76 Derby Street, Westport
- $600kNew dwg: duplex (2 2-bdrm adjoined units) 20 Gladstone Street, Westport
- $500kTwo bdrm res dwg. Metal tile roof & brick & james hardie oblique cladding. Concrete & timber floor 21B Mill Street, Westport
- $500kConstruction of a new 4 bdrm residence, waffle slab floor, timber framed, iron roofing on trussed roof framing. Installation of a maxon freestanding woodfire. 236 Utopia Road, Westport
529 consents
- Multiple homes$2m
Construction of 5 attached dwgs with garages
- Fires and heating$6,000
Solid fuel heater - scandia warmbrite 140
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 2: change of fire from the consented plans
- New homes$225k
Construct a 1-bdrm house with open plan living with installation of a woodman rmf & construction of a mitre 10 98m2 gge shed.
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Installation of a wagener sparky spaceheater
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of kent Benmore fire
- Fires and heating$7,500
Installation of woodsman Tarras mk111 freestanding woodburner with heatsaver flue kit, parallel installation with metal hearth & no wetbac
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding masport Cashmere logfire
- Demolition$150k
C1 - demolition of an existing multi-res building (5 units).
- Multiple homes$600k
New dwg: duplex (2 2-bdrm adjoined units)
- New homes$230k
Proposed single-storey dwg with 2 bedrooms, living, kitchen, & bathrm
- Fires and heating$8,500
Install new solid fuel burner (woodsman rmf burner with wet back) in an existing building to replace an existing appliance in the same location.
- New homes$409k
Construction of a 3-bdrm dwg with living, dining, kitchen, bath, ensuite, scullery, freestanding fireplace
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Structural beam to lounge of existing house
- New homes$500k
Two bdrm res dwg. Metal tile roof & brick & james hardie oblique cladding. Concrete & timber floor
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater to manufacturers specifications - metro smart insert fire replaces existing fire
- Fires and heating$15k
Install yunca wegj 2000 f/s solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install of a metro wee rad fire into the living room, including metro eco flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing woodfire installation of a metro wee rad leg in the lounge building consent
- New homes$450k
Construction of new single-storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, living, dining, kitchen, ensuite, wir, bath, & attached dbl gge.
- New homes$283k
Construction of new single-storey dwg with 3 bedrooms, lounge, dining, kitchen, study, ensuite, wir, bath & attached dbl gge.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$60k
Home relocation + drainage
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Build a 6 x 9m fully enclosed pole shed. Installation of a second hand yunca blenz into the existing dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of a woodsman coaster spaceheater
- Fires and heating$4,500
Installation of a woodsman matai rmf solid fuel burner
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Suburbs in Westport
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Westport?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 50 new homes consented in the Buller District council area, with $24.8m of residential and $15m 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.