Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Dunsandel
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 52 consents we hold in Dunsandel, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn District, 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn District, 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Dunsandel
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 52 from 1 Jul 2019 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 heating15
7 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes7
typically $400k
- Alterations and additions7
typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
typically $51k
- Multiple homes3
typically $1.8m
- Relocated buildings2
typically $26k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $90k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $10k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,000Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman Tarras mk111 393 Frasers Road, Dunsandel
- $5,500Installation of solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna ash 37 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
- $5,000Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600 3428 Main South Road, Dunsandel
- $5,000Installation of solid fuel heater - metro xtreme ped 178 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel
- $5,000Installation of solid fuel heater - yunca wegj 2000 92 Irvines Road, Dunsandel
52 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - metro xtreme ped
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna ash
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman Tarras mk111
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - yunca wegj 2000
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna pedestal
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 166 wet
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r1200
- Multiple homes$2m
Construction of 2 detached dwgs with attached garages
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$180k
Gge alterations - conversion to 3 bdrm sleepout
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$1
Amendment - change to sleepout measurements 4800mm to 5400mm
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Construction of siting, foundation & drainage for
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - maxen kinmont
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - woodsman coleridge
- Garages, sheds and carports$37k
Construction of outbuilding - 2 bay storage shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport Kaituna
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r3000
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment 3 reduce size of entry link incl. Bracing change
- Alterations and additions$60k
Dwg alterations - covert lounge to main bdrm,
- Alterations and additions$10k
Amendment 2 - some existing walls to be rebuilt
- Alterations and additions$15k
Existing roof removed & new roof pitch increased to 30.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Dwg alterations - add of lounge & master
- Multiple homes$1.8m
Rbw - 5 new 2 storey dwgs with 3 bedrooms, 2 & a half bathrooms & attached single gge. New detention tank.
- Fires and heating$2,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Masport Wanaka
- New homes$420k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
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Suburbs in Dunsandel
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Dunsandel?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.