Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Benhar
54 new homes were consented in the Clutha District council area in the year to September 2026, down 7% on the year before. They also consented $46.6m of non-residential building work, up 218% on the year before. In the statistical area around Benhar, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 16 consents we hold in Benhar, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Clutha District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Benhar’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Clutha 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 91 in 2022.
New homes in Benhar
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Benhar sits in (Benhar-Stirling) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 houses, 0 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 — Clutha 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$17.8m
3 buildings · 2,725 m² new floor area · $6,437/m² new · +313% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.1m
4 buildings · 881 m² new floor area · $15,716/m² new · +758% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.9m
57 buildings · 23,160 m² new floor area · $472/m² new · +322% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.4m
1 building · 1,008 m² new floor area · $1,438/m² new · +326% on the year before
- Offices$955k
0% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$225k
- Education$70k
−96% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$65k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Benhar
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Apr 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.
- Fires and heating7
4 in the last 12 months · typically $7,443
- Alterations and additions1
typically $19k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $52k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $11kRemove existing fire/wetback & install new metro xtreme rad base. Frame up to suit new flue Centre & install new flue. Flash flue with dektite/coloursteel soaker flashing. Fit flue shield. Install wetback & run new copper revolve pipes to cylinder 275 Mount Wallace Road
- $8,520Fit metro xtreme rad (leg) woodburner onto hearth. Frame up ceiling & install eco flue kit through roof. Flash flue with dektite & coloursteel soaker flashing. Fit flue shield 118 Benhar Road
- $8,130Remove existing fire & fit new woodsman serene (drawer) woodburner. Frame up ceiling to suit new flue centre & install new flue kit. Flash flue with dektite flashing & fit flue shield. Fit water booster into firebox & run revolve pipes 167 Benhar Road
- $7,095Remove existing fire. Install new masport osburn fire with wetback & connect to existing revolve pipes. Install new liner through roof & flash with dektite & soaker flashing. Fit new stainless steel flue 173 Benhar Road
16 consents
- Fires and heating$8,520
Fit metro xtreme rad (leg) woodburner onto hearth. Frame up ceiling & install eco flue kit through roof. Flash flue with dektite & coloursteel soaker flashing. Fit flue shield
- Fires and heating$8,130
Remove existing fire & fit new woodsman serene (drawer) woodburner. Frame up ceiling to suit new flue centre & install new flue kit. Flash flue with dektite flashing & fit flue shield. Fit water booster into firebox & run revolve pipes
- Fires and heating$11k
Remove existing fire/wetback & install new metro xtreme rad base. Frame up to suit new flue Centre & install new flue. Flash flue with dektite/coloursteel soaker flashing. Fit flue shield. Install wetback & run new copper revolve pipes to cylinder
- Fires and heating$7,095
Remove existing fire. Install new masport osburn fire with wetback & connect to existing revolve pipes. Install new liner through roof & flash with dektite & soaker flashing. Fit new stainless steel flue
- Fires and heating$7,443
Install new yunca monte onto hearth & fix to floor. Frame up ceiling to suit flue Centre & install new flue kit through roof. Flash flue with dektite & soaker flashing. Fit yunca flue guard
- Alterations and additions$19k
Minor renovation in ensuite. Change acrylic shower to tiled. House alt/additions
- Fires and heating$5,171
Install solid fuel heater - yunca Hobson f/s woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$52k
Erect totalspan gge
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel heater - champion ena f/s pellet fire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Alt dwg & erect verandah over existing concrete patio
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Bathrm alt
- Fires and heating$5,500
Install solid fuel heater - masport r5000 ped f/s woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$32k
Erect steel-framed shed
- Fires and heating$5,345
Remove existing woodburner & install masport r3000 ash f/s woodburner
- Fires and heating$6,800
Install solid fuel heater - yunca wegj 2000 f/s woodburner & remove old pellet fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Install new toilet & basin in shed, new foul drain to connect to dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Benhar?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 54 new homes consented in the Clutha District council area, with $34.6m of residential and $46.6m 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.