Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mount Pisa
311 new homes were consented in the Central Otago District council area in the year to September 2026, up 2% on the year before. They also consented $63.3m of non-residential building work, up 44% on the year before. In the statistical area around Mount Pisa, 43 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 165 consents we hold in Mount Pisa, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Central Otago District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Mount Pisa’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Central Otago 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 409 in 2017.
New homes in Mount Pisa
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Mount Pisa sits in (Lindis-Nevis Valleys) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 41 houses, 2 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 — Central Otago 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$14.4m
2 buildings · 938 m² new floor area · $1,066/m² new · +1323% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$10.9m
14 buildings · 5,074 m² new floor area · $1,856/m² new · −15% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.6m
62 buildings · 10,511 m² new floor area · $990/m² new · +90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$8.8m
10 buildings · 7,417 m² new floor area · $1,157/m² new · +96% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$5.4m
4 buildings · 1,707 m² new floor area · $2,738/m² new · +825% on the year before
- Offices$4.7m
4 buildings · 1,030 m² new floor area · $2,607/m² new · +138% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.7m
2 buildings · 445 m² new floor area · $8,315/m² new · −60% on the year before
- Education$2.5m
2 buildings · 364 m² new floor area · $2,266/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.3m
2 buildings · 162 m² new floor area · $6,790/m² new · −69% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$1m
1 building · 210 m² new floor area · $4,762/m² new · −33% on the year before
Consents on record in Mount Pisa
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 165 from 1 Aug 2019 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.
- New homes33
4 in the last 12 months · typically $705k
- Alterations and additions21
5 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Fires and heating17
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Multiple homes2
typically $943k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $7,500
- Pools and spas1
typically $15k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $800k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.3mNew three bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached 28 Foster Place
- $990kSingle storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 9 Begg Lane
- $760kNew four bdrm dwg. Stage one - main living area & housing - detached 4 Arion Court
- $350kNew one bdrm dwg with study housing - detached 130-140 Hiburn Lane
- $195kAdditions & alterations to the existing dwg (living housing - detached 4 Pegasus Court
165 consents
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$159k
New gge/sleepout with attached carport outbuildings
- New homes$760k
New four bdrm dwg. Stage one - main living area & housing - detached
- Relocated buildings$30k
Sitings & foundations for relocated dwg
- Alterations and additions$14k
Alterations to existing building (enclosing outdoor area)
- New homes$990k
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Single storey 4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge amendment 1: to add polished concrete floor to bathrm areas. To show 240mm framing to accommodate w13 slider joinery.
- New homes$350k
New one bdrm dwg with study housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$100k
Installation of a pre-fabricated single level, two bdrm res dwg. Siteworks consent includes (but not limited to): foundations, services, landscaping etc.
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
New gge outbuildings
- Fires and heating$2,500
New woodsman Tarras mkiii housing - detached
- Fires and heating$2,500
New woodsman kanuka pedastal fireplace housing - detached
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
New two bay gge outbuildings
- New homes$1.3m
New three bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,000
New freestanding fireplace housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$195k
Additions & alterations to the existing dwg (living housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$30k
New ensuite & wir to existing 3 bdrm dwg
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions & alterations to an existing dwg.
- New homes$700k
New four-bdrm dbl-level dwg with attached dbl
- New homes$750k
New two-bdrm dwg.
- Alterations and additions$150k
Additions & alterations to existing outbuilding outbuildings
- New homes$670k
New four bdrm dwg with attached gge housing - detached
- Multiple homes$1m
New three bdrm dwg with attached gge extending on housing - multi-unit (apartments)
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (gge) housing - detached
- Alterations and additions$120k
Internal alterations to existing dwg (bathrm & housing - detached
- Fires and heating$8,400
Install a new metro rad plus freestanding woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mount Pisa?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 311 new homes consented in the Central Otago District council area, with $181m of residential and $63.3m 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.