Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Westmere
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 Westmere itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 199 consents we hold in Westmere, 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 Westmere’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 Westmere
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Springvale North. 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 — 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 Westmere
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 199 from 1 Sep 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.
- Alterations and additions32
5 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Fires and heating28
5 in the last 12 months · typically $6,198
- Garages, sheds and carports24
6 in the last 12 months · typically $53k
- New homes23
6 in the last 12 months · typically $700k
- Pools and spas6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- Relocated buildings4
typically $25k
- Commercial alterations4
typically $43k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $56k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.2mNew four bdrm res dwg plus attached 2 bdrm secondary dwg 37 Clarkson Avenue
- $1.7mNew res dwg 186 Mosston Road
- $800kConstruct new 404m² multigenerational living dwg comprising of 2 units (main 4 bdrm/2 bath & unit is 2 bed/1 bath) separated by a firewall & door. Brick & jh stria cladding with long 53A Belmont Road
- $743kConstruct res three bdrm dwg metal tile roof multi cladding estimated value: 743000.00 161A Mosston Road
- $580kConstruct new res dwg 1 Belmont Road
199 consents
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Alt.1 updating of firewall (construct new 404m² multigenerational living dwg comprising of 2 units (main 4 bdrm/2 bath & unit is 2 bed/1 bath) separated by a firewall & door. B
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Construct a 18m x 12m x 3m totalspan gge
- Alterations and additions$57k
To relocate a brand-new, yard-built home to site as per site plan - foundations & services only. Ccc for construction to be supplied before first inspection booked as house is still under construc
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct new 94.5m2 shed with washroom
- Pools and spas$20k
New pool fencing only
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Construct a 12m x 8m x 3.6m gge
- New homes$3.2m
New four bdrm res dwg plus attached 2 bdrm secondary dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Construct a 16m x 10m x 3.96 m gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install of a metro extreme rad fire & flue kit & new roof flashing
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$5,000
To insulate the external walls. At this time the house will be reroofed, reclad, relined & reglazed, all as maintenance work, but not in this b/c
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construct a 14.8 x 9 x 2.4 gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$22k
Replace existing septic tank with new wastewater treatment plant & dripline land application area
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Alt.1 construction new dwg, remove the flat wing & all associated work around this. Minor revisions to drainage but the main house structure to remain as is as per original consent
- New homes$580k
Construct new res dwg
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install second hand insert firenzo forte bay wood fire
- New homes$450k
Ssd pim - propose to construct a new single level dwg with a net floor area less than 70msq on a rural section with associated services that discharge to the land
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install masport r5000 pedestal free standing fire in lounge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Replace existing septic with new wastewater treatment plant & land application area so that is fully contained within proposed new boundaries
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install of a firenzo forte bay ag insert fire & metro eco insert flue kit
- Pools and spas$9,000
Installation of pool fencing for a schedule 1 exemption swimming pool
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
New 8 x 6 gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Hw heating / minor plumbing & drainage project description: divert existing wastewater to new public wastewater pipe in the new link road
- New homes$1.7m
New res dwg
- New homes$130k
Building consent application for transportable weathertight shell – structural framing, cladding, roofing, flooring & glazing (excludes foundations, plumbing & drainage, insulation,internal lining
- Alterations and additions$18k
Construct an ensuite
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Westmere?
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.