Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Cave
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. Below: 306 residential consents we hold in Cave, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses109
177 m² average · $531k average value · −8% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units11
107 m² average · $216k average value · −52% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Cave
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 306 from 24 Jul 1988 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 heating18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes7
typically $375k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Relocated buildings6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $200kSiting/Foundations/Services for Two Relocated Dwellings with Attached , Cave
- $130kErect Garage 9 Philip Street, Cave
- $7,600Install a f/s ravelli dual 7 dry pellet fire 53 Elizabeth Street, Cave
- $5,000New heating appliance 20 Anne Street, Cave
- $5,000Install kent Ruapehu heater ecan # 191312, no wetback 4 Andrew Street, Cave
306 consents
- Alterations and additions$5,000
New heating appliance
- Relocated buildings$200k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Two Relocated Dwellings with Attached
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Kinmont WB Freestanding Woodburner (62 Mt Horrible Road)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install kent Ruapehu heater ecan # 191312, no wetback
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,000
Install a second toilet in existing bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,600
Install a f/s ravelli dual 7 dry pellet fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Kinmont 450 Wetback Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Erect Garage
- New homes$585k
Construction of a new 2-bedroomed house with mono pitch detached dwgs
- Relocated buildings$50k
Siting/Foundation/Services for Relocated Dwelling
- Alterations and additions$10k
R3 - new beam to porch to remove post, downpipe moved.
- Garages, sheds and carports$550k
Addition (Lounge, Bedroom & Garage)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install ravelli elena rv100 freestanding pellet burner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Freestanding woodsman Tarras mkiii with wetback
- Fires and heating$9,100
Install insert yunca xander ca sub 1.0 solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Toyotomi FF-95 Freestanding Diesel Heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Xtreme Rad Woody Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Erect Garage
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Pole shed
- Alterations and additions$12k
R2 - alterations to two storey detached dwg. Removal of existing chimney.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport LE4000 Provincial Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Wee Rad Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$8,600
To install a Metro Smart Insert Zero Clearance wood burner artillary
- Fires and heating$9,000
Installation of yunca xander insert c/air fire, flue & flashing
- New homes
AMEND Erect Dwelling (Alter Construction Details)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Cave
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Cave?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.