You are using an outdated browser version not supported by this website.
Click here to upgrade your browser

InteriorInterior
29 January 2016

Councils Consent $16.4 Billion of New Construction in 2015

With $1.6 billion of new construction consented in December, the total value of all building consents (including alterations and additions) totalled $16.4 billion for the 12 months to 31 December.

Here is my overview of the December Building Consents announcement from Statistics NZ, released on the 29th of January:

Residential: $10.5 billion — up $998 million (10%)
Non-Residential: $5.9 billion — up $814 million (16%)

Non-Residential Highlights

  • Christchurch topped Auckland with $1.9 billion of non-residential consented work
  • Education up 40% to $1.1 billion in 2015
  • Healthcare and aged care facilities up 30% to $549 million

Residential Highlights

  • 27,1332 new residential dwellings consented in 2015
  • Apartments up 48% to 2,539 consents
  • Townhouses, flats and units up 34% to 3,656
  • Extra 109 consents per day from 2014 (37 a day in Auckland)

To read the full reports and data, visit the Statistics NZ website.

comments powered by Disqus

Posts by Matthew Duder

See All

Get a free weekly digest of essential news

New and updated architectural products, design solutions, inspiration, technical advice and more when you sign up for EBOSS.