Building consents
Building consents in Whanganui
Below: 169 consents we hold in Whanganui, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in Whanganui
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 169 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Aug 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 heating36
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions29
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports12
2 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- New homes11
4 in the last 12 months · typically $353k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $46k
- Relocated buildings2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Insulation2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $21k
- Multiple homes2
typically $550k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.8mRbw- 4 x two-storey standalone 4-bdrm dwg/ gge, under slab detention tank, retaining wall & associated drainage 2 Halswell Street
- $750kTwo storey 3 bdrm detached dwg 51 Alexander Street
- $539kNew dwg 6 Tay Street
- $314k2 bdrm domestic dwg 9 Harrison Street
- $105kConstruct a 20m x 10m x 3m totalspan gge 18 Plymouth Street
169 consents
- New homes$539k
New dwg
- Insulation$35k
Replace beam. Add external wall insulation & upgrade bracing. Minor internal alterations. Add ensuite. Alt enclosed front porch. + alt.1 relocating rear wall onto existing piles
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of maxen kinmont 350 wood fire in the lounge
- Alterations and additions$18k
New walls & roof to building link
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,000
Alt.1 revised stormwater drainage (multiproof - new 60sqm 2 bed eco home)
- Relocated buildings$30k
Site works for relocatable house, including foundations, new deck & drainage.
- New homes$750k
Two storey 3 bdrm detached dwg
- New homes$1.8m
Rbw- 4 x two-storey standalone 4-bdrm dwg/ gge, under slab detention tank, retaining wall & associated drainage
- Relocated buildings$50k
Relocating shower/wc & laundry to another room. Removing 2nd bathrm. Removing two walls to create open space off kitchen. Adding fireplace
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Construct a 11.1m x 7m x 2.7m gge
- Alterations and additions$25k
Bathrm renovation & new level entry shower
- New homes$314k
2 bdrm domestic dwg
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Convert a near new gge into a granny flat
- Garages, sheds and carports$105k
Construct a 20m x 10m x 3m totalspan gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$30k
New gge-sleepout
- New homes$173k
Multiproof - new 60sqm 2 bed eco home
- Multiple homes$550k
Construct two res dwgs
- New homes$400k
New res dwg project description: construct a three bdrm dwg linea cladding metal tile roof
- Fires and heating$7,000
To supply & install a new metro smart insert wood burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$46k
Repile existing dwg
- Multiple homes$550k
Construct two res dwgs
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$10k
Repair a water-damaged firewall
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman Brunner mkii free standing fire in lounge
- Fires and heating$9,000
Freestanding wood burner. Install of a firenzo Bronte fire into the living room, including a new eco flue kit, new roof soaker & dektite flashing's
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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.