Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Andersons Bay
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 Andersons Bay itself, 21 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 233 consents we hold in Andersons Bay, 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 Andersons Bay’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 Andersons Bay
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Andersons Bay. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 20 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 Andersons Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 233 from 1 May 2013 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.
- Alterations and additions42
4 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Fires and heating34
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater11
3 in the last 12 months · typically $4,000
- Garages, sheds and carports7
typically $80k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $11k
- New homes4
typically $175k
- Demolition4
typically $88k
- Insulation4
typically $8,000
- Commercial alterations3
typically $75k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · 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
- $800kErect 2x attached dwgs with attached garages, construct retaining wall, install 2x water tanks 7 Dunford Lane
- $180kExtend & alt internal layout of dwg, install laundry & separate toilet in gge 56 Highcliff Road
- $52kConvert bathrm & separate toilet of dwg to bathrm & laundry with wet-area shower 20 Minto Street
- $45kConvert sunroom to kitchen, form bdrm & bathrm in dwg, alt layout of bathrm & laundry, infill porch 129 Tahuna Road
- $40kAlt internal layout, form ensuite in dwg 4 Highcliff Road
233 consents
- Retaining walls$800k
Erect 2x attached dwgs with attached garages, construct retaining wall, install 2x water tanks
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alt internal layout of dwg to form kitchen, living & dining
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Amendment to aba-2026-173 - revise basement drainage, install macerator pump
- Alterations and additions$45k
Convert sunroom to kitchen, form bdrm & bathrm in dwg, alt layout of bathrm & laundry, infill porch
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alt internal layout, form ensuite in dwg
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install new metro wee rad fire box
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$180k
Extend & alt internal layout of dwg, install laundry & separate toilet in gge
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Remove wall & install beam between kitchen & lounge in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$52k
Convert bathrm & separate toilet of dwg to bathrm & laundry with wet-area shower
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$11k
Extend deck of dwg
- Relocated buildings$5,000
Relocate laundry to hallway, install shower to bathrm 1 & toilet into bathrm 2 in dwg
- Alterations and additions$19k
Remove walls & install beam to create open plan kitchen, dining & sitting room in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Erect gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$26k
Add to dwg - demolish existing deck (in-part) & construct new deck with balustrade
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen kinmont 350 (p) heater in dwg
- Demolition$80k
Demolish lean-to & extend dwg to form open plan kitchen with scullery, laundry & toilet
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alt dwg - form bathrm in basement
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment to aba-2024-1840 - delete beam, revise bracing & wall linings
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install yunca monte heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install maxen Forbury 550 heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$12k
Install rika filo pellet fire in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen Forbury 550 insert heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$750k
Rbw - internal building work to remove & re-position walls & bathrooms, remove & replace rear upper & lower decks, install new win dow joinery & operable roof louvre, construct additional re
- Garages, sheds and carports$49k
Alt dwg - remove wall & install beam in gge, construct retaining walls
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Andersons Bay?
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.