Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Charing Cross
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. In the statistical area around Charing Cross, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 29 consents we hold in Charing Cross, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Charing Cross’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Charing Cross
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Charing Cross sits in (Charing Cross) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 3 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 — 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 Charing Cross
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 29 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 May 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 heating6
typically $5,000
- New homes3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $300k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $199k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $78k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $38k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $140k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $650kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 2/2017 Wards Road
29 consents
- New homes$650k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$36k
Construction of outbuilding - Versatile gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro ltd wee rad
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600 mk
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Construction of outbuilding - 3 bay gge
- New homes$250k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 2
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$38k
Outbuilding alterations - add of facilities, effluent
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Masport R5000
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Metro Wee Rad
- Alterations and additions$98k
Dwg alterations - internal configuration, extension
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r10000
- Alterations and additions$300k
Dwg alterations - internal alterations to kitchen
- New homes$300k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 1
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman Tarras iii
- Relocated buildings$140k
Relocatable 1 bdrm minor dwg
- Fires and heating$4,800
Amendment - solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$30k
Domestic dwg add
- Alterations and additions$80k
Dwg alterations
- Fires and heating$5,500
Solid fuel heater
- Pools and spas$70k
Domestic swimming pool
- Alterations and additions$22k
Outbuilding add
- Fires and heating$4,000
Solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Solid fuel heater
- Pools and spas$80k
Domestic swimming pool & associated fencing
- Fires and heating$4,500
Solid fuel heater
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Charing Cross?
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.