Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Conroys Gully
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. They also consented $63.3m of non-residential building work, up 44% on the year before. In the statistical area around Conroys Gully, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 7 consents we hold in Conroys Gully, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Conroys Gully’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago District, the last five years.
Since 1991: houses and everything else
New homes consented each year, houses against townhouses, flats, units, apartments and retirement village units. The most in one year was 409 in 2017.
New homes in Conroys Gully
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Conroys Gully sits in (Earnscleugh) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 houses, 3 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Central Otago District, the last five years.
What is being built
Non-residential building work consented in the year to September 2026, by type: the value of new and altered work, new floor area, and what new floor area cost to build per square metre.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.4m
2 buildings · 938 m² new floor area · $1,066/m² new · +1323% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$10.9m
14 buildings · 5,074 m² new floor area · $1,856/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.6m
62 buildings · 10,511 m² new floor area · $990/m² new · +90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$8.8m
10 buildings · 7,417 m² new floor area · $1,157/m² new · +96% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.4m
4 buildings · 1,707 m² new floor area · $2,738/m² new · +825% on the year before
- Offices$4.7m
4 buildings · 1,030 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +138% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.7m
2 buildings · 445 m² new floor area · $8,315/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Education$2.5m
2 buildings · 364 m² new floor area · $2,266/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.3m
2 buildings · 162 m² new floor area · $6,790/m² new · −69% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$1m
1 building · 210 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · −33% on the year before
Consents on record in Conroys Gully
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 7 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 Jul 2026. Councils publish their records unevenly, so these are what we have, not every consent issued — for the full count, see the official figures above.
What the work is
Consents in the last five years by the kind of work their description names.
- New homes2
typically $844k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $105k
- Fires and heating1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1,700
- Alterations and additions1
typically $19k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $105kConstruct a 4 bay shed 242A McGregor Road
- $1,700New freestanding fireplace housing - detached 435 Conroys Road
7 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$105k
Construct a 4 bay shed
- Fires and heating$1,700
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$19k
Replace shower & tile walls in the ensuite.
- New homes$1.3m
New three bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached
- New homes$437k
New three bdrm dwg housing - detached
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$164k
New dbl gge with sleepout
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$138k
New storage shed with sleepout
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Near Conroys Gully
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Conroys Gully?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m of non-residential building work.
What is a building consent?
Written approval from a council (a building consent authority) that planned building work complies with the Building Code. Most new buildings, additions, structural alterations, fires and plumbing and drainage work need one; some minor work is exempt under Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004.
Where do these figures come from?
The official counts are Stats NZ’s monthly Building consents issued release (CC BY 4.0), covering every consent every council issues. The individual consents listed are ones we hold from councils’ records and other public sources; they are not a complete list for every council.