Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Castlecliff
190 new homes were consented in the Whanganui District council area in the year to September 2026, up 40% on the year before. They also consented $72.5m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. In Castlecliff itself, 25 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 341 consents we hold in Castlecliff, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whanganui District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Castlecliff’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whanganui 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 199 in 2021.
New homes in Castlecliff
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 4 statistical areas that make up most of it: Castlecliff East, Castlecliff West, Balgownie, Titoki. In the year to September 2026: 13 houses, 12 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 — Whanganui 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.
- Offices$29.5m
5 buildings · 2,618 m² new floor area · $10,680/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$14.2m
5 buildings · 1,509 m² new floor area · $4,109/m² new · +385% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6m
+761% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4m
2 buildings · 699 m² new floor area · $5,182/m² new · +44% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.9m
1 building · 540 m² new floor area · $7,070/m² new · +805% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$3.9m
1 building · 262 m² new floor area · $3,817/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Education$3.8m
2 buildings · 296 m² new floor area · $4,459/m² new · +215% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.2m
20 buildings · 5,128 m² new floor area · $324/m² new · −11% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.1m
2 buildings · 1,164 m² new floor area · $1,503/m² new · −78% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$2m
1 building · 422 m² new floor area · $4,739/m² new · +4344% on the year before
Consents on record in Castlecliff
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 341 from 1 Aug 2019 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 heating57
7 in the last 12 months · typically $5,699
- Alterations and additions46
7 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes41
7 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports29
5 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Relocated buildings15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Retaining walls6
4 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- Multiple homes5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $560k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.9mNew 8-unit terrace houses. Each has 2-3 bedrooms, 0-1 acivity-bdrm, 1-3 bathrooms, 1 wc, kitchen. Private drainage, sw detention tank. Retaining walls. 38 Titoki Street
- $1.8mRbw - 3x 2 storey building for lot 1-lot 3, 5 bedrooms. 3.5 bathrooms, kitchen, living, dining & single gge. Timber retaining & keystone wall 2 Tiki Street
- $1.6mConstruction of 4 attached dwgs with attached garages 33 Rogers Street
- $1.6mNew 3 bdrm house with gge & storage. The project includes provision for waste & stormwater treatment on site as per resource consent conditions 25B Longbeach Drive
- $1.5mProposed new detached res house, two storey in part, with 3 bedrooms & internal access single gge 45 Lee Street
341 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct a self contained unit in the gge
- Alterations and additions$30k
Minor works to living room including replacing existing house alt/additions
- New homes$1.6m
New 3 bdrm house with gge & storage. The project includes provision for waste & stormwater treatment on site as per resource consent conditions
- Alterations and additions$25k
Remove walls & remodel the bathrm
- New homes$460k
Pim only. New single level house with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
New toilet in the existing laundry
- Fires and heating$6,800
Install freestanding masport Kaituna solid fuel heater.
- New homes$529k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$50k
Rbw - the modernization of an existing bathrm & ensuite in the subject single level dwg.
- Relocated buildings$170k
Relocate existing classroom on to vacant site to be placed on new timber piles. -to be upgraded to a two bdrm res dwg. Connected to new septic tank system
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Akaroa in living room heating
- New homes$529k
Pim only. New res dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
New gge on concrete foundation
- Insulation$1,000
Wall insulation was changed to r2.8
- Alterations and additions$400k
Add of a new covered patio & main bdrm, along with alt to the existing houses internal layout, new windows & modifications to external cladding materials
- Retaining walls$100k
Construct timber props to support three timber cantilever retaining walls
- Fires and heating$1,000
Install freetstanding wood burner fireplace - metro wee rad with eco flue building
- Alterations and additions$150k
Construction of an extension to the bdrm wing, courtyard & kitchen to create a more efficient family home on a coastal
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install of a masport Akaroa 2 & a metro eco flue kit into the living room. Interconnected smoke alarms are to be fitted before the fire is installed
- Fires and heating$10k
Fireplace freestanding
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a free standing wood burner
- Retaining walls$20k
Alt.1 retaining walls x2, change in fire, water tanks, & plumbing layout (new house, gge & swimming pool.)
- Retaining walls$65k
New 2.5m max. Timber pole retaining wall with balustrade. (designed for saturated soil conditions)
- Multiple homes$350k
Construct 2 70m2 dwg units
- Fit-outs$30k
Rbw - laundry & bathrm internal fit out.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Castlecliff?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 190 new homes consented in the Whanganui District council area, with $113m of residential and $72.5m 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.