Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Athol
187 new homes were consented in the Southland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 36% on the year before. They also consented $70.1m of non-residential building work, down 3% on the year before. Below: 34 consents we hold in Athol, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Southland District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Southland 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 176 in 2019.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Southland 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$31.1m
123 buildings · 74,108 m² new floor area · $417/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.8m
7 buildings · 1,226 m² new floor area · $7,456/m² new · −54% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$13m
5 buildings · 5,526 m² new floor area · $2,054/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.5m
3 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $1,843/m² new · +445% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
1 building · 267 m² new floor area · $5,243/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−77% on the year before
- Offices$1.2m
+337% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$887k
1 building · 315 m² new floor area · $2,063/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$470k
1 building · 45 m² new floor area · $9,333/m² new · +47% on the year before
Consents on record in Athol
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 34 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Aug 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 additions11
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- Garages, sheds and carports4
typically $53k
- Fires and heating3
typically $5,000
- New commercial buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $225k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,501
- New homes2
typically $576k
- Other new buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $614k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $25k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $85k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $614kMgh - m0630 - construction of a single storey res 11 Carlisle Street, Athol
- $150k1 bdrm (including office) standalone dwg 426 Garston Athol Highway, Nokomai
- $5,000Alterations - install new exterior door in new opening 23A Hythe Street, Athol
- $1Amendment - the current septic holding tank will be upgraded to a treatment & seepage field. The has had recourse consent granted. 1145 Garston Athol Highway, Athol
34 consents
- New commercial buildings$150k
1 bdrm (including office) standalone dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Amendment - the current septic holding tank will be upgraded to a treatment & seepage field. The has had recourse consent granted.
- Other new buildings$614k
Mgh - m0630 - construction of a single storey res
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Alterations - install new exterior door in new opening
- New commercial buildings$300k
This is a small 85m2 one-bdrm & office res building on a mainly flat site. This is a timber construction on a piled foundation & has a skillion roof design.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$17k
Waste water treatment system for a future proposed dwg
- Alterations and additions$80k
Alterations - replacement of cladding, windows & roof.
- Alterations and additions$90k
New 9.0m x 12.0m lean-to il1 outbuilding
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replacing existing diesel fireplace with a woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Build a new wide span shed
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Amendment - vertical corrugated iron cladding changed from direct fixed to cavity fixed.
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$25k
Add of a new engineer designed mid deck to existing dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Internal alterations to include gge door to be removed, bathrm introduced to existing gge area, new carport to side under exempt works.
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Construction of gge & carport
- Alterations and additions$1,500
Amendment - change to gas cooktop rather than electric with 2/9kg bottles located as per plan.
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Amendment - outdoor bath & shower added to the project (note DN50 vent added). As shown on the attached drawings. Note this does not increase loading on septic system, as still a single bdrm dwg.
- Alterations and additions$25k
Res additions & alterations new roof & roof structure following fire. New linings
- Alterations and additions$295k
Stage 2 - land & connect modular buildings on consented subfloor (sland136544), complete installation of all internal building elements. Install veranda & associated deck. Complete foul & storm water systems. Completed all cladding over module
- New homes$773k
Construct a 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install masport r5000 heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$41k
Stage 1 - excavation & foundations (further explanation shown in plans)
- Alterations and additions$485k
Additions & alterations to existing main building
- Fires and heating$3,000
Free standing fire metro ultra tiny rad on a slimline floor protector
- Relocated buildings$85k
Relocatable dwg
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Athol
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Athol?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 187 new homes consented in the Southland District council area, with $111m of residential and $70.1m 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.