Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Greendale
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 Greendale, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 14 consents we hold in Greendale, 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 Greendale’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 Greendale
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Greendale 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 Greendale
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 14 from 1 Mar 2020 to 1 Oct 2025. 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.
- Alterations and additions4
typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $60k
- Fires and heating2
typically $5,000
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $2,000
- New homes1
typically $140k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
14 consents
- Alterations and additions$1
External entry wall moved south east 300mm
- Alterations and additions$250k
Dwg alterations - extension
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - warmington lewis
- Garages, sheds and carports$69k
Construction of outbuilding - 3 bay gge
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Amendment 1 change stormwater discharge to a stormwater tank
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - firenzo contessa ag
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Reclad section of existing dwg, replace section of existing deck & install freestanding multifuel hunter stove
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Construction of outbuilding - triple car gge with
- New homes$140k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 1
- Alterations and additions$55k
Certificate of acceptance - convert a shipping container
- Alterations and additions$25k
Domestic dwg alterations
- New homes$710k
4 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge, ...
- Relocated buildings$60k
Construct a masonry gge, resite an existing dwg on housing - detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$4,500
Solid fuel heater
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Near Greendale
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Greendale?
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.