Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Burnham
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 36 consents we hold in Burnham, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Burnham
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 36 from 1 Mar 2020 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.
- Fires and heating11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $38k
- Alterations and additions5
typically $7,500
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $63k
- New homes2
typically $426k
- Pools and spas1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $150k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $3,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $95kConstruction of res swimming pool & associated 451 Swamp Road, Burnham
- $30kDwg alterations - recladding gable ends 451 Swamp Road, Burnham
- $6,500Install metro Ltd mega rad on base freestanding woodburner 41 Sandy Knolls Road, Burnham
- $5,000Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r1200 ped 500 Two Chain Road, Burnham
- $5,000Installation of solid fuel heater-firenzo contessa 134 Thomsons Road, Burnham
36 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$30k
Dwg alterations - recladding gable ends
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r1200 ped
- Garages, sheds and carports$3,000
Amendment: change of cladding above gge & sliding door.
- Pools and spas$95k
Construction of res swimming pool & associated
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install metro Ltd mega rad on base freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater-firenzo contessa
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$150k
Construction of 2 bdrm sleepout
- New homes$257k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Amendment - add of shower
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$3,000
Outbuilding alterations - add of toilet
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r3000
- Alterations and additions$1
To remove the timber facia & fix spouting to the solid
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$95k
Dwg alterations - first floor reclad & windows
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro wee rad
- Alterations and additions$100k
Dwg alterations - extension including ensuite, walk in
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman ecr novo
- Fires and heating$6,500
New solid fuel heater-log fire
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Amendment 1 change to tiled shower.
- Garages, sheds and carports$38k
Construction of outbuilding - gge
- Alterations and additions$250k
Dwg alterations - replace roof cladding. Partially
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Construction of outbuilding - 2 bay gge & attached
- Garages, sheds and carports$180k
Dwg alterations - convert gge into master bdrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Construction of outbuilding 4 bay pole shed
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Suburbs in Burnham
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Burnham?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.