Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Cust
795 new homes were consented in the Waimakariri District council area in the year to September 2026, up 15% on the year before. They also consented $43.2m of non-residential building work, down 37% on the year before. Below: 102 consents we hold in Cust, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waimakariri District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waimakariri 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 1,248 in 2013.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Waimakariri 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$12m
56 buildings · 16,162 m² new floor area · $488/m² new · +145% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.1m
7 buildings · 7,203 m² new floor area · $1,245/m² new · +781% on the year before
- Education$6.3m
2 buildings · 1,273 m² new floor area · $2,907/m² new · −44% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$5.4m
2 buildings · 2,398 m² new floor area · $1,793/m² new · −38% on the year before
- Offices$3.7m
3 buildings · 1,191 m² new floor area · $2,964/m² new · +4575% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.3m
−75% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 560 m² new floor area · $559/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1m
2 buildings · 392 m² new floor area · $885/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$150k
−86% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$50k
Consents on record in Cust
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 102 from 1 Oct 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.
- New homes23
5 in the last 12 months · typically $426k
- Alterations and additions16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $9,000
- Fires and heating15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $3,000
- Garages, sheds and carports8
4 in the last 12 months · typically $52k
- Pools and spas4
typically $75k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $62k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $250k
- Relocated buildings3
typically $24k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mDwg with wastewater system & detached gge 1822 Cust Rd Cust lot 1 dp 389622 1822 Cust Road, Cust
- $763kDwg with attached gge, log burner & wastewater system 1788 Cust Rd Cust lot 2 dp 319468 1788 Cust Road, Cust
- $400kDwg with log burner & waste water system 120 Summerhill Rd Cust lot 1 dp 612801 120 Summerhill Road, Cust
- $317kSecondary dwg 21 Stoke school Rd Cust lot 4 dp 573114 21 Stoke School Road, Cust
- $300kNew res dwg for relocation - 3 bdrm 2 bathrm & open plan living/kitchen/dining 11A Mill Road, Cust
102 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$66k
Reclad with jh linea
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$70k
Reclad second hand dwg with new jh linea weatherboard (cavity) to replace brick cladding
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Blaze king freestanding logburner 86 davis Rd Cust lot 2 dp 378974
- Insulation$25k
New internal wall linings wall insulation ceiling insulation wall removal bathrm & laundry a
- Fires and heating$150k
Gge with log burner & pipework for future services 1574 Cust Rd Cust rs 5987
- Alterations and additions$120k
Dwg alterations & additions 702 terrace Rd Cust lot 1 dp 66767
- Fires and heating$3,000
Yunca inbuilt logburner 189 elliotts Rd Summerhill lot 4 dp 334224
- New homes$763k
Dwg with attached gge, log burner & wastewater system 1788 Cust Rd Cust lot 2 dp 319468
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Shed 136 glews Rd Cust lot 4 dp 543365
- Garages, sheds and carports$64k
Gge 135 Summerhill Rd Summerhill lot 6 dp 356825
- Garages, sheds and carports$54k
Gge 1652 Cust Rd Cust lot 3 dp 55651
- New homes$400k
Dwg with log burner & waste water system 120 Summerhill Rd Cust lot 1 dp 612801
- New homes$300k
New res dwg for relocation - 3 bdrm 2 bathrm & open plan living/kitchen/dining
- New homes$317k
Secondary dwg 21 Stoke school Rd Cust lot 4 dp 573114
- Fires and heating$3,000
Masport freestanding logburner 1615 poyntz Rd lot 1 dp 366190
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Gge 175 german Rd Summerhill lot 2 dp 335836
- New homes$1.5m
Dwg with wastewater system & detached gge 1822 Cust Rd Cust lot 1 dp 389622
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Installation of new septic tank 345 Ashley Rd Summerhill lot 1 dp 546874
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alterations & additions to existing secondary dwg 1821 Cust Rd Cust lot 1 dp 82543
- Alterations and additions$23k
Dwg alterations 17 terrace Rd Cust lot 1 dp 307534
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Alterations to existing car port including sink 1285 woodfields Rd Cust lot 5 dp 80296
- Commercial alterations$25k
Inground swimming pool including fencing 41 Stoke school Rd Springbank lot 9 dp 581261
- Alterations and additions$280k
Alterations & additions to existing dwg 96 leslies Rd Bennetts lot 2 dp 337129
- New homes$790k
Dwg with attached gge including log burner & septic tank 37 Stoke School Rd Springbank lot 10 dp 581261
- Commercial alterations$85k
Gge 108m2 21 Stoke school Rd Springbank lot 4 dp 573114
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Cust
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Cust?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 795 new homes consented in the Waimakariri District council area, with $354m of residential and $43.2m 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.