Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Springvale
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 Springvale itself, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 221 consents we hold in Springvale, 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 Springvale’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 Springvale
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 2 statistical areas that make up most of it: Springvale East, Springvale West. In the year to September 2026: 14 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 — 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 Springvale
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 221 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 heating40
8 in the last 12 months · typically $6,150
- Alterations and additions37
7 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- New homes17
6 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Garages, sheds and carports17
4 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $50k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $50k
- Pools and spas2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $45k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $35k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mRbw - four new 2 level dwgs: each dwg has four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & single gge. Sw tank. Timber retaining wall. 34 Fitzherbert Avenue
- $700kNew res dwg 64 Hereford Street
- $550kProposed dwg with attached gge 4 Springvale Road
- $500kConstruct new 3 bdrm dwg building 7B Addenbrooke Terrace
- $450kNew res dwg with an attached gge 41 Hereford Street
221 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$15k
New verandah including fire wall & beam upgrade to existing carport
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt.1 replacement of the acrylic shower in the main bathrm with a tiled shower. Relocation of 2x internal structural beams into the roof space. (new res dwg)
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Construct a 16.5m x 11m x 3m totalspan gge with toilet
- Fires and heating$8,000
Remove wall & install freestanding metro fire
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install kent Cardrona free standing fire in lounge
- Fires and heating$7,000
260600 - solid fuel woodfire installation
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Remove wall in gge & form new wc
- New homes$700k
New res dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Replace existing monopitch roof with new gable roof to detached gge, including trusses, cladding & rainwater goods discharging to existing stormwater. No change to footprint or use
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Review of original bracingk (bracing wall removal/alt) is safe, compliant & fit for purpose.
- New homes$330k
Md - new 70m2 minor dwg
- New homes$500k
Construct new 3 bdrm dwg building
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation log burner maxen_kinmont-450
- Alterations and additions$100k
Existing lean-to laundry to be demolished & new framing, cladding & roof constructed on existing subfloor & foundations. Removal of non-load bearing internal wall opening up the space for new
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing solid fuel heater. Install of a metro mega rad fire into the living room, including a metro eco flue kit. The property is fitted with interconnected smoke alarms
- Fires and heating$7,000
Freestanding fire install of a metro rad plus freestanding fire into the living room, including a foley fkf15042mb flue kit. Interconnected photo electric smoke alarms to be installed
- Alterations and additions$35k
Add a lean-to to the rear for an ensuite & wardrobe extension, plus a canopy. Estimated value: 35000.00
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing solid fuel heater. Install of a metro xtreme rad base fire, including metro eco flue kit
- Alterations and additions$45k
Extension & internal alt to dwg
- Multiple homes$1.5m
Rbw - four new 2 level dwgs: each dwg has four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms & single gge. Sw tank. Timber retaining wall.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Free standing solid fuel heater project description: install a metro wee rad fire into the living room, including a new metro eco flue kit, soaker flashing & dektite flashing
- New homes$550k
Proposed dwg with attached gge
- New homes$450k
New res dwg with an attached gge
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Building work type of work: replacement of homes original masonry open fire place & concrete block chimney & to be replaced with modern free standing wood burner & flue system. New wood burner &
- Alterations and additions$10k
Rbw - internal alt to single storey dwg. 1, add a powder room beside study; 2, enlarge the existing window into sliding door. 3, add a sink in bdrm. 4, add interconnected smoke alarm t
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Springvale?
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.