Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Dunedin Central
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 Dunedin Central itself, 87 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 336 consents we hold in Dunedin Central, 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 Dunedin Central’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 Dunedin Central
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the 5 statistical areas that make up most of it: Dunedin Central, Fernhill, Royal Terrace, Arthur Street, Harbourside. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 17 townhouses and units, 66 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 Dunedin Central
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 336 from 1 Apr 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 additions28
2 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Multiple homes23
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Fires and heating13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Relocated buildings9
typically $250k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater8
3 in the last 12 months · typically $17k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening7
typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes4
typically $554k
- Retaining walls3
typically $1,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.6mErect four attached dwgs, construct retaining walls, install water tank 205 York Place
- $250kAlt internal layout of dwg, form ensuites & toilet room, install escea tfs1000 heater 287 York Place
- $40kConstruct foundations & drainage for 2x units relocated on-site 84-86 Melville Street
- $40kConvert dwg into two flats & install fire separations 209 Cargill Street
- $30kRemove walls, form bathrm of dwg, add deck 116 Arthur Street
336 consents
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$40k
Construct foundations & drainage for 2x units relocated on-site
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$7,000
Add plaster & damp proofing to external wall of sleepout
- Multiple homes$1.6m
Erect four attached dwgs, construct retaining walls, install water tank
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$30k
Remove walls, form bathrm of dwg, add deck
- Alterations and additions$15k
Convert bdrm of dwg to walk-in wardrobe & ensuite
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install metro wee rad leg heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$250k
Alt internal layout of dwg, form ensuites & toilet room, install escea tfs1000 heater
- Alterations and additions$40k
Convert dwg into two flats & install fire separations
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Plumbing & drainage alterations to scullery & laundry
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt internal layout of dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$40k
Extend conservatory of dwg
- Relocated buildings$40k
Existing dwg relocated onto site existing dwg to be relocated at rear of site
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Amendment to aba-2024-574 - construct veranda & revise bracing
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro micro rad heater in dwg
- Relocated buildings$100k
Existing dwg relocated onto site relocating an existing 3 bdrm dwg from 382 Te Moana Rd, Waikanae to 21a clark St, Levin. Re-clad with james hardie olique weatherboard vertical installation.
- Multiple homes$12.9m
Erect four storey apartment building (32 units), install kone dx n monospace elevator & construct retaining walls
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Install sump
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt internal layout of bathrm to accommodate bath, relocate laundry from bathrm to kitchen, remove wall & install beam to create an open-plan living/dining/kitchen, & install pyro mini heater in dwg
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$31k
Alt dwg - remedial work to subfloor wall
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install firenzo kompact ag deco insert heater in dwg
- New homes$700k
New dwg & alt ground floor of existing dwg - demolish bdrm & convert part lounge to bdrm
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$20k
Remedial work - replace fire damaged trusses & roof, repair damaged sip panel & install hot water heater
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt dwg - enlarge & tile bathrm, alt bracing
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install Metro Smart Insert heater in dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Dunedin Central?
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.