Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kew
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 Kew itself, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 103 consents we hold in Kew, 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 Kew’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 Kew
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Kew (Dunedin City). In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 5 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 Kew
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 103 from 1 May 2016 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 additions26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- Fires and heating13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $511k
- Multiple homes4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $1.6m
- Retaining walls3
typically $150k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $3,000
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $200k
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.8m9x new terraced houses in 2 blocks 1x 4 unit & 1x5 unit 88 Middleton Road
- $1.4m3x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs 6x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs 76 Middleton Road
- $1.2m3 x new dwgs 15 Middleton Road
- $1mConstruction of three detached dwgs 80 Middleton Road
- $640kConstruction of a dwg 78 Middleton Road
103 consents
- Commercial alterations$15k
Alt internal layout to convert office to ensuite in dwg
- Alterations and additions$150k
Form ensuite, alt internal layout of dwg
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment to aba-2021-2749 - alt solid fuel heater
- Multiple homes$1.2m
3 x new dwgs
- New homes$392k
New dwg with attached gge
- Multiple homes$2.8m
9x new terraced houses in 2 blocks 1x 4 unit & 1x5 unit
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 1 - changes to internal layout on ground floor, bdrm 6 ensuite, drainage design & associated wall bracing change
- Multiple homes$1m
Construction of three detached dwgs
- New homes$1.4m
3x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs 6x 2 bdrm domestic dwgs
- New homes$640k
Construction of a dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro eco smart insert heater in dwg
- Alterations and additions$40k
Remove wall & install beam in lounge, alt layout of bathrm & install toilet in dwg
- Alterations and additions$70k
Remove walls & install beams to create open plan kitchen, dining room & living area, remove fireplace, extend bathrm, install wet floor area shower, convert lower storage to bathrm & laundry, replace hot water cylinder, add deck to dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install maxen kinmont 350 heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install metro smart insert heater in dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Construct deck
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt dwg - alt layout, remove walls, install beams, install waterproofing & tanking
- New homes$511k
New dwg with attached gge
- Retaining walls$80k
Construct retaining wall
- Multiple homes$2m
Construction of twelve units in four blocks, subject to section 77 certificate.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install ravelli sofia insert pellet heater in dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$15k
Alt dwg - construct deck
- Retaining walls$200k
Construct retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt dwg - install beams
- Alterations and additions$5,000
R2 - amendment to aba-2022-2061 - revise structural design, relocate laundry & alt layout of bathrm
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kew?
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.