Smaller centres set to benefit as building consents on rise in Taranaki
Prestidge said the homes were quality builds priced between $800,000 to $1million, and 300sqm in size. “Among the new homes being built are several for retired farmers who have sold up and moved into town.” The boom is evidenced in the number of granted resource consents for new buildings and subdivisions in the smaller centres of Stratford and Hāwera last year. South Taranaki saw a 63 per cent increase in new housing consents, with 96 issued in 2020– up from 56 in 2019. The district council also received consent applications for 84 new subdivisions in 2020, compared to 59 in 2019...
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