Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Letts 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 Letts Gully, 51 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 45 consents we hold in Letts 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 Letts 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 Letts Gully
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Letts Gully sits in (Dunstan-Galloway) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 30 houses, 3 townhouses and units, 0 apartments, 18 retirement village units.
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 Letts Gully
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 45 from 1 Aug 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.
- Alterations and additions9
4 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Garages, sheds and carports8
typically $43k
- Fires and heating7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $4,500
- Relocated buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Pools and spas1
typically $400k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $95k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $900kRbw - construction of a single-storey detached dwg comprising master bdrm with ensuite, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 wc, & internal gge, a solid fuel heater, on-site wastewater system & stormwa 282 Letts Gully Road
- $500kNew two bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached 57 Gladstone Lane
- $65kConstruction of dwg - relocate prefabricated building, foundations & services only 67 Letts Gully Road
- $52kAdditions & alterations to the existing dwg 236A Letts Gully Road
- $50kAdd to existing dwg (pantry) housing - detached 133C Letts Gully Road
45 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Fires and heating$8,600
New freestanding metro mega rad fireplace
- New homes$900k
Rbw - construction of a single-storey detached dwg comprising master bdrm with ensuite, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 wc, & internal gge, a solid fuel heater, on-site wastewater system & stormwa
- Fires and heating$25k
New septic tank & disposal field. New woodsman Brunner mk outbuildings
- Relocated buildings$65k
Construction of dwg - relocate prefabricated building, foundations & services only
- Alterations and additions$52k
Additions & alterations to the existing dwg
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 5 - change to fence
- New homes$500k
New two bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 4 - change to skylight frame detail with updated facade
- Alterations and additions$50k
Add to existing dwg (pantry) housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$57k
New gge outbuildings
- Commercial alterations$95k
Three bay enclosed steel framed res gge/workshop outbuildings
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
New three bay shed with wc outbuildings
- Pools and spas$400k
Amendment 2 - construction of a swimming pool & spa
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
New timber pole shed outbuildings
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install a new woodsman Tarras freestanding woodburner heating
- Alterations and additions$30k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (living room) housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - change to scope of work
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$5,000
New freestanding Metro Wood burner to sleepout heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing metro mega rad Ltd woodburner & eco
- Fires and heating$1,000
New freestanding fireplace heating
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Alterations to existing dwg (change of use from gge housing - detached
- New homes$454k
New two bdrm dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$30k
New pole shed (10.5 x 7.2) outbuildings
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Additions & alterations to existing three bay shed housing - detached
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Letts 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.