Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Fairlie
Councils consented $16.8m of non-residential building work in the Mackenzie District council area in the year to September 2026, down 54% on the year before. Below: 6 commercial consents we hold in Fairlie, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Mackenzie District council area.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Mackenzie 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.
- Hotels and motels$12.4m
1 building · 213 m² new floor area · $3,756/m² new · +1746% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3m
22 buildings · 3,806 m² new floor area · $781/m² new · −5% on the year before
- Offices$916k
1 building · 408 m² new floor area · $2,132/m² new · +123% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$270k
1 building · 250 m² new floor area · $480/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Education$150k
−99% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$136k
−72% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$10k
−83% on the year before
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Fairlie
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6 from 1 Dec 2019 to 1 Sep 2024. 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.
- Commercial alterations3
typically $80k
- Farm buildings1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
6 consents
- Commercial alterations$400k
rbw alt to existing single storey dwg. Final layout to include 4 bedrooms, office, bathrm, ensuite, laundry guest wc. New living, dining, kitchen & rebuilt verandah.
- Commercial alterations$40k
To construct a gge/carport/workshop
- Commercial alterations$80k
Rbw - 18.0sq.M office & sleepout, including 14.5sq.M low level deck.
- Farm buildings$50k
New steel portal implement shed outbuildings
- New commercial buildings$850k
Three bdrm dwg with heated slab, office, gas fire housing - detached, ...
- New commercial buildings$520k
Three bdrm dwg with office, attached dbl gge housing - detached, ...
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Fairlie
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fairlie?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 112 new homes consented in the Mackenzie District council area, with $61.7m of residential and $16.8m 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.