Our take on the latest Non-residential building consents (Fri 11 Jan 2019)
Value of non-res consents
$831m
In November 2018
Social, cultural, and religious buildings up $106m from November 2017
Value of consents in Canterbury up $149m from November 2017
The key numbers...
- Growth in non-residential consents performed much stronger than expected in November, particularly for education and social, cultural and religious buildings.
- Capacity constraints in Auckland remain a barrier to future growth and beg the question as to whether this recent growth in non-residential consents is sustainable.
Value of consents granted
Annual total, $ bn
...and our reaction
- The value of non-residential consents skyrocketed in November, up a whopping 51%pa, with $283m more consents than a year prior.
- Social, cultural and religious (SCR) building consents have had stand out performances in the last couple of months, with consent values up 162%pa in the three months to November.
- Growth in SCR consents was driven by Auckland in November, with SCR consents up $101m from a year earlier in the region.
- Up $149m from a year prior, Canterbury contributed the majority of growth to the national figure, bolstered by a strong performance in consents for education buildings (up $139m - a whopping 337%pa increase!)
Latest updates
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Non-residential building consents
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Non-residential building consents
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$862m Value of non-res consents in March 2026
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