All new buildings require land and sewerage and stormwater systems.
This is an important indicator of intensity of land use and change in demand for water and sewerage services, and potential stormwater runoff. Building consents are the best way of counting new buildings to be constructed. Although a building consent does not necessarily mean a building will be constructed, it gives an indication of future potential construction. Indicators should be used in conjunction with other socio-economic indicators and are intended to complement the Ministry for the Environment's environmental indicators . Click on an icon below for other strands of socio-economic indicators.