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Building consent data collated by Kaipara District Council paints a pattern of how residential development in Mangawhai has declined over the past five years, although values have increased.
In 2020, council issued 185 residential dwelling building consents, compared to 211 in 2021, 161 in 2022, 111 in 2023 and 85 last year.
The average value of residential projects in 2020 was $248,365, which along with new dwellings includes alterations, sheds, garages, pools, solid fuel heaters, retaining walls, wastewater systems and sleepouts. Last year, the average value of residential work had risen to just under $300,000.
Building activity in Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto showed a similar pattern.
In Kaiwaka, 20 residential dwelling consents were issued in 2020 (29 in 2021, 37 in 2022, 30 2023, 19 in 2024). The average value of all residential work last year was $169,825.
In Maungaturoto, seven residential dwelling consents were issued in 2020 (13 in 2021, 20 in 2022, 10 in 2023, eight in 2024). The average value of all residential work in Maungaturoto last year was $92,780.
*Amendments are simply changes that have been made to a building consent such as changing a location of a window. While these are not considered full building consents, building consent amendments still require dedicated time by our processors and inspectors to action and complete.
