Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Springfield
450 new homes were consented in the Whangarei District council area in the year to September 2026, up 18% on the year before. They also consented $144m of non-residential building work, up 97% on the year before. In the statistical area around Springfield, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Springfield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Whangarei District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Springfield’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Whangarei 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 964 in 2022.
New homes in Springfield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Springfield sits in (Bream Bay) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 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 — Whangarei 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$35m
8 buildings · 8,875 m² new floor area · $3,529/m² new · +228% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$23.8m
4 buildings · 4,165 m² new floor area · $4,778/m² new · +231% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$19m
1 building · 2,380 m² new floor area · $7,983/m² new · +4122% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$19m
6 buildings · 12,895 m² new floor area · $1,466/m² new · +59% on the year before
- Education$18.7m
9 buildings · 2,217 m² new floor area · $1,628/m² new · −26% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$12.5m
3 buildings · 592 m² new floor area · $5,380/m² new · +1291% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$6.3m
1 building · 1,165 m² new floor area · $3,863/m² new · +974% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$5.6m
4 buildings · 3,253 m² new floor area · $1,460/m² new · −42% on the year before
- Farm buildings$4.6m
31 buildings · 5,859 m² new floor area · $768/m² new · −24% on the year before
Consents on record in Springfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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 additions2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes2
typically $740k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $34k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $350k
- Pools and spas1
typically $4,900
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $350kAlt to existing shed - convert to dwg 91 Kukunui Road
- $6,000New heating appliance 561 Ormiston Road
10 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$350k
Alt to existing shed - convert to dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
New heating appliance
- New homes$830k
New dwg
- Relocated buildings$10k
Relocation of compaq mobile unit to comply with ntf/2023/64
- New homes$650k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$4,000
New heating appliance
- Pools and spas$4,900
Swimming pool fence
- Relocated buildings$58k
New relocatable dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$195k
Additions to existing dwg - gge, bdrm, ensuite, entry, lounge & effluent system
- Pools and spas$50k
New swimming pool
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Near Springfield
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Springfield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 450 new homes consented in the Whangarei District council area, with $283m of residential and $144m 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.