A $1.1m property is being built on Orkney Rd and includes an inground swimming pool.
A $1.1m property is being built on Orkney Rd and includes an inground swimming pool.
A luxury retirement facility, a warehouse for a medical supplies company and extensions to Papamoa Plaza are among more than $51 million worth of work consented by Tauranga City Council last month.
In the latest building consent figures for Tauranga, $10,217,257 worth of work on commercial properties was approved - just over $9 million more than May 2014. The value of new dwellings consented was up more than $7.2m from last year's total of $29.6m.
A $4.5m warehouse for a medical supplies company is being built on Taurikura Drive.
Papamoa Plaza Shopping Centre Stage 2a was given the go ahead for $6m worth of work, which will mean an extra 1000sq m of retail space for the plaza.
Centre manager David Hill said the space would be used to relocate a number of their existing tenants while nine new tenants would be added with an additional 15 tenants planned for 2016.
Farmer Auto Village is expanding its premises further down Hewletts Rd to the corner of Maru St. The $1.6m project would see a new showroom, offices and a carpark for the dealership.
Farmer Auto Village is expanding it premises further down Hewletts Rd to the corner of Maru St in a $1.6m project.
Managing director Mike Farmer said the expansion came as the company, which moved to its Hewletts Rd site during the recession, continued to grow.
"Now the market has recovered with many other industries in the Bay of Plenty region ... we are seeing some of the strongest growth in the nation."
Mr Farmer said buying the corner site ensured future expansion of the company and allowed a more logical layout of the site, without being land-locked by other businesses.
A $4.5m warehouse for a medical supplies company was also given the green light last month and will be located at 149 Taurikura Drive.
Rachel Emerson, commercial manager of Tauriko management company Element IMF, said there were 16 buildings under construction in the same area as the Taurikura Drive warehouse.
The building comes as part of a long-term project that had 15 to 20 years worth of land left to develop. Pacific Coast Village also got consent to erect seven two-bedroom dwellings worth $1.46m on 210 Maranui St.
The council also granted consent for a $1.1m property on Orkney Rd, which included an inground swimming pool.
Interim Chamber of Commerce chief executive Toni Palmer said it was encouraging to see the large increase, especially in the commercial consents.
"This shows there is a confidence in investing in growth for the region. This also creates further jobs and employment in both the building projects and then subsequent commercial occupancy."
Priority One chief executive Andrew Coker said the recent figures highlighted the strong economic performance of the Western Bay of Plenty.
"We are seeing a lot of confidence in the private sector and that is translating into investments and commercial development. Really it highlights the strong economy we have and it will be quite sustainable in the medium term."
Mayor Stuart Crosby said the growth was consistent with feedback Tauranga City Council had been getting from the building and development community. The key for continued growth in Tauranga was a steady flow of work not the "boom-bust cycle" the city tended to get into, he said.
