Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Balaclava
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 the statistical area around Balaclava, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 52 consents we hold in Balaclava, 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 Balaclava’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 Balaclava
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Balaclava sits in (Maryhill) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 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 — 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 Balaclava
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 52 from 1 Feb 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.
- Fires and heating8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Alterations and additions4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- New homes3
typically $750k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
typically $19k
- Demolition1
typically $150k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
- Retaining walls1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $75kAlt internal layout of dwg 192 Elgin Road
- $25kAlt to gge - convert existing shed to two bedrooms 19 Renfrew Street
- $8,000Install solid fuel burner in dwg 32 Wills Street
- $5,000Install solid fuel burner in dwg 14 Forbes Street
52 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Alt to gge - convert existing shed to two bedrooms
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$75k
Alt internal layout of dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install a second hand envirofire ef3 Bayview insert pellet fire in dwg
- Retaining walls$30k
Construct retaining wall
- New homes$850k
R2- new two storey detached dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install maxen kinmont 350-w (woodstacker) heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Alt dwg - install toilet & wet area shower, convert bath to dbl vanity
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Erect gge
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install Kent Benmore heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$12k
Alt dwg - create ensuite in basement bdrm
- New homes$750k
New dwg with attached gge, install metro wee rad - woody heater
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install champion ena pellet fire in dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install woodsman serene petite heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Alt dwg - alt layout of laundry to form combined bathrm & laundry, install window to stairway & strip drain
- New homes$50k
Alter Dwelling - Convert Basement Garage to Self-Contained Unit
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Alt dwg - convert basement gge to self-contained unit
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,000
Amendment to aba-2021-2584 - construct foul drainage to service existing toilet in gge
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Amendment to aba-2021-2178 - change bathrm flooring to tile, update bracing
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Alt dwg - add deck & install sliding door
- Demolition$150k
Demolish existing deck & gge, add two bedrooms, bathrm & deck, form ensuite & alt kitchen, laundry & dining room in dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$140k
Extend basement gge of dwg to form additional dbl gge with deck above
- Garages, sheds and carports$25k
Erect carport with associated retaining walls, replace existing gge door with sliding door
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport le4000 insert heater in dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Balaclava?
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.