Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Forbury Corner
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 Forbury Corner, 0 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 45 consents we hold in Forbury Corner, 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 Forbury Corner’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 Forbury Corner
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Forbury Corner sits in (Forbury) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 0 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 Forbury Corner
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 45 from 1 Mar 2015 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $16k
- Alterations and additions6
typically $15k
- Fires and heating5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,000
- New homes2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $786k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $25k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $1,000
- Insulation1
typically $6,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $55k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $185kNew 2 bdrm timber framed dwg on timber subfloor, coloursteel & shiplap timber cladding, electric heating & gas hotwater 9 Helena Street
- $30kCombine bathrm & separate toilet of dwg 37 Helena Street
- $12kInstall toilet & hand basin in bathrm of dwg 280 Macandrew Road
- $5,000Install masport r1200 heater in dwg 230 Macandrew Road
45 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$30k
Combine bathrm & separate toilet of dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$12k
Install toilet & hand basin in bathrm of dwg
- New homes$185k
New 2 bdrm timber framed dwg on timber subfloor, coloursteel & shiplap timber cladding, electric heating & gas hotwater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport r1200 heater in dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Rbw - proposed pile foundation & drainage only for a new minor dwg (10.8x3) with a bdrm, a bathrm, living area & kitch enette.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Install shower, toilet, basin & impervious linings in ensuite & insulate exterior wall of dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$120k
Alt layout of ensuite (wet-area shower), laundry, toilet & bathrm in dwg
- Insulation$6,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1,000
Alt dwg - remove bath, reposition hand-basin & install toilet in bathrm
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Shed
- Relocated buildings$55k
Relocated 2 room dwg to new timber piles, new weather bd cladding, new storm foul drainage to to St mains, extend water supply from St mains, new timber deck, landing, steps
- New homes$1.4m
Rbw - pbc e2e: 5x new single storey dwgs. Each with three bedrooms, two bathrooms & external carport. New retaining walls.
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt dwg - alt internal layout of bathrm comprised of shower, hand-basin & toilet
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$1,000
Amendment to aba-2022-1902 - remove post, install beam & piles
- Fires and heating$11k
Install rika filo pellet fire in dwg
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Alt dwg - remove wall & chimney & install beam & bracing to form open plan kitchen, dining & living area
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install firenzo kompact ag insert heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt dwg - alt internal layout of bathrm (wet floor shower), install hot water heat pump
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install metro wee rad heater with wetback in dwg
- Alterations and additions$150k
Alt dwg - remove wall & install beam, form ensuite in bdrm 5, covert bdrm 4 to walk in wardrobe & ensuite
- Fires and heating$25k
Install rika sono pellet fire in formal dining & install rika sono pellet fire in sitting room
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Alt dwg - alt gge to form bdrm, install sump
- Alterations and additions$10k
Add laundry tub to bathrm to create laundry area
- Alterations and additions$19k
Extend dwg to enlarge bdrm
- Alterations and additions$4,000
Refit existing bathrm in dwg
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Forbury Corner?
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.