Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Ashburton
Councils consented $80m of non-residential building work in the Ashburton District council area in the year to September 2026, up 24% on the year before. Below: 9 commercial consents we hold in Ashburton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Ashburton District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Ashburton 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.
- Farm buildings$35.3m
130 buildings · 43,393 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · +141% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.9m
1 building · 7,461 m² new floor area · $1,192/m² new · +281% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.2m
2 buildings · 2,344 m² new floor area · $3,413/m² new · +75% on the year before
- Offices$8.3m
5 buildings · 2,377 m² new floor area · $3,096/m² new · +1162% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$7.1m
2 buildings · 703 m² new floor area · $7,956/m² new · +277% on the year before
- Education$5m
2 buildings · 194 m² new floor area · $12,371/m² new · −30% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.5m
2 buildings · 288 m² new floor area · $5,340/m² new · −84% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$715k
2 buildings · 364 m² new floor area · $1,964/m² new · +38% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$10k
−100% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Ashburton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Jun 2025. 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.
- Commercial alterations3
typically $60k
- Farm buildings1
typically $60k
- Fit-outs1
typically $250k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
9 consents
- Farm buildings$60k
Implement shed
- Commercial alterations$100k
Closing in veranda, new master ensuite & walk in robe & office extension.
- Fit-outs$250k
Manawa bay tenancy f001 majestic tea bar cafe. Fitout of majestic tea bar cafe at manawa.Bay development, Auckland Airport outlet m all 14 nixon Rd, Auckland. Basebuild consent number bco10351687-4.
- Commercial alterations$10k
Alt existing gge, add office, bathrm (shower & hand-basin), & separate toilet
- Commercial alterations$60k
Res workshop/gge
- Commercial alterations$2,000
New plumbing to connect the bar
- Commercial alterations$181k
Add attached gym/storage area plus separate covered louvre
- Relocated buildings$40k
Relocate a factory built dwg, construct baseboards & deck & connect to services, existing pim0006/20
- Commercial alterations$24k
Non-habitable importance level 1 garden shed/workshop
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ashburton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ashburton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 368 new homes consented in the Ashburton District council area, with $172m of residential and $80m 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.