Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Abbotsford
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. In Abbotsford itself, 12 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 196 consents we hold in Abbotsford, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Abbotsford’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, 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 548 in 2021.
New homes in Abbotsford
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Abbotsford. In the year to September 2026: 8 houses, 4 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 — Dunedin City, 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.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Abbotsford
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 196 from 1 Dec 2013 to 1 Sep 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 heating33
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- New homes18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $600k
- Garages, sheds and carports9
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater7
typically $10k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs6
typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts3
typically $110k
- Retaining walls2
typically $23k
- Insulation1
typically $2,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $75k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $660kNew dwg with attached gge & install masport Akaroa mkii ultra low heater 14 Caroline Way
- $600kSingle storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge 4 Torridge Lane
- $253kA 57.77m� minor dwg 1 bdrm 1 bathrm kitchen dining living area 14 Alexander Street
- $50kRemove wall & install beam to create open plan kitchen, dining & lounge, remove wall & install beam to enlarge bdrm 2, install metro trend insert heater, insulate exterior walls, add deck 17 Shipka Street
- $40kConvert bdrm to bathrm, form laundry in dwg 7 North Taieri Road
196 consents
- Alterations and additions$40k
Convert bdrm to bathrm, form laundry in dwg
- New homes$600k
Single storey 3 bdrm domestic dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- New homes$253k
A 57.77m� minor dwg 1 bdrm 1 bathrm kitchen dining living area
- Alterations and additions$50k
Remove wall & install beam to create open plan kitchen, dining & lounge, remove wall & install beam to enlarge bdrm 2, install metro trend insert heater, insulate exterior walls, add deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$9,200
Convert existing gge/workshop to gge/self-contained unit comprised of living/dining/kitchen, bdrm, & bathrm
- New homes$660k
New dwg with attached gge & install masport Akaroa mkii ultra low heater
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$150k
Add access stairs, louvered pergola & extend deck of dwg
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment to aba-2025-49 - delete fire wall, alt bracing, wall/roof underlay & reduce length of gge
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$110k
Convert part gge & storage rooms for family flat
- New homes$548k
New dwg with attached gge & construct retaining walls
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen Forbury 550 insert heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- New homes$950k
New dwg with attached gge, install spartherm single sided xl insert heater, escea ew5000 outdoor cooker, water tanks & septic system
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt dwg - upgrade bathrm
- Alterations and additions$1
Separation from bco10225710. Building 9 (now known as 9 freeman way) to obtain ccc.
- New homes$500k
New dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$6,200
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Sewer separation
- Alterations and additions$2,500
Alt dwg - enclose porch, remove walls & install beams to create open-plan kitchen & living, insulate exterior walls
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install yunca monte - base heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a maxen Forbury 550 insert woodburner & flue kit
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect gge
- New homes$600k
New dwg with attic & attached gge, install visionline taurus clean air heater
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Abbotsford?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.