Building consents
Building consents in New Plymouth
Below: 3,048 consents we hold in New Plymouth, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in New Plymouth
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,048 from 1 May 2005 to 1 Sep 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 additions543
71 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
- Fires and heating409
67 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes277
64 in the last 12 months · typically $560k
- Garages, sheds and carports156
19 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Pools and spas80
13 in the last 12 months · typically $99k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs70
11 in the last 12 months · typically $32k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater66
15 in the last 12 months · typically $6,750
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening46
7 in the last 12 months · typically $69k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts40
3 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Commercial alterations39
7 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.5mConstruction of dwg with attached gge with associated retaining walls - installation of warmington sn1250 nouveau woodburning outdoor cooking appliance 6 Ridge Lane, New Plymouth
- $2.6mTwo-storey four-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge & two-storey three bdrm dwg with attached single gge. 10 Baring Terrace, Strandon
- $2.5mRes/farm - 1x detached two storey dwg & 2x multi-unit two storey dwgs, total 8 new dwgs. 186 Tukapa Street, Westown
- $2.5mRes/farm - three bdrm dwg with internal pool 574 Smart Road, Hillsborough
- $2.5mThree storey, 3 bdrm house, with multiple claddings & multiple glazing systems. membrane roofs & some with roof Gardens. in ground swimming pool. 29C Hamblyn Street, Strandon
3,048 consents
- New homes$475k
Construction of dwg with attached gge (lot 35)
- New homes$413k
Construction of a dwg with attached gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$29k
Install new econotreat wastewater system
- Fires and heating$5,000
New install of scandia heat & cook + flue
- New homes$240k
Construction of dwg - off site prefabrication only
- New homes$451k
Construction of a dwg with attached gge.
- Pools and spas$15k
Installation of swimming pool fencing & relocation of stormwater soakholes & associated drainage.
- New homes$767k
2x four bdrm dwgs with brick cladding & metal tile roofs. amendment 1: the development engineer has asked that we submit an amendment for the row at 30 doone St.
- Alterations and additions$19k
Removing a Mckenzie coal fired boiler & replacing it with a firebird system 90 diesel boiler
- New homes$260k
Three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$40k
New portico attached to existing building.
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
New 120m2 steel framed shed.
- New homes$1.8m
Two new 3 bdrm, dbl level dwgs with dbl car gge.
- New homes$2.5m
Three storey, 3 bdrm house, with multiple claddings & multiple glazing systems. membrane roofs & some with roof Gardens. in ground swimming pool.
- Alterations and additions$40k
Bathrm alt -cavity slider -tiled liner -unenclosed shower with fall
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Erect a cantilever based deck around part of the dwg.
- Alterations and additions$90k
Renew kitchen, bathrm & 1 bdrm.
- New homes$296k
Three bdrm res dwg. Colorsteel longrun roof & james hardie oblique cladding.
- Alterations and additions$300k
New upper floor add, ground floor renovations.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$32k
Re-clad second storey deck. repair existing leaking membrane deck new toilet on ground floor
- New homes$580k
Three bdrm dwg. Colorsteel longrun roof, cavitie clad plaster & james hardie stria cladding.
- Alterations and additions$57k
Existing steel posts have rust damage, existing steel posts to be removed & connected to existing steel beam. Existing cladding to parts of sunroom to be removed & replaced with new brick & vertical shiplap weatherboards to match existing.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Add of a new toilet within the existing bathrm by removing the bathtub & modifying plumbing & drainage connections.
- New homes$986k
Three bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$15k
Bathrm add to existing hobbies room
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Suburbs in New Plymouth
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Westown32 / 243
- Bell Block21 / 256
- New Plymouth21 / 226
- Merrilands20 / 209
- Strandon14 / 150
- Kaitake14 / 52
- Fitzroy13 / 146
- Hurdon12 / 76
- Frankleigh Park11 / 142
- Moturoa11 / 75
- Whalers Gate10 / 122
- Hurworth10 / 95
- Brooklands9 / 69
- Lynmouth9 / 63
- Hillsborough9 / 58
- Paraite9 / 50
- Glen Avon8 / 44
- Mangorei7 / 43
- Blagdon6 / 61
- Spotswood5 / 107
- Highlands Park5 / 92
- Ferndale5 / 61
- Upper Vogeltown5 / 60
- Omata5 / 54
- Welbourn4 / 86
- Lepperton4 / 56
- Hurford4 / 20
- Vogeltown3 / 71
- Koru3 / 20
- Tarurutangi3 / 18
- Ridgewood2 / 33
- Pitone2 / 11
- Waiwhakaiho1 / 34
- Sentry Hill1 / 14
- New Plymouth Airport1 / 7
- Tataraimaka1 / 6
- Lower Vogeltown0 / 53
- Marfell0 / 44
- Korito0 / 10
- Burgess Park0 / 9
- Huirangi0 / 2
Questions
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.