Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Colyton
Councils consented $18m of non-residential building work in the Manawatu District council area in the year to September 2026, down 13% on the year before. Below: 3 commercial consents we hold in Colyton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Manawatu 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 — Manawatu 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.
- Farm buildings$7.5m
64 buildings · 17,256 m² new floor area · $418/m² new · +39% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$3.5m
1 building · 1,158 m² new floor area · $3,022/m² new · +463% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
2 buildings · 532 m² new floor area · $3,853/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2m
1 building · 779 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −43% on the year before
- Education$1.5m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $2,778/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$545k
−22% on the year before
- Offices$357k
1 building · 82 m² new floor area · $1,728/m² new · −90% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$315k
2 buildings · 672 m² new floor area · $342/m² new · +89% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$237k
−92% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−45% 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 Colyton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3 from 1 Sep 2019 to 1 Apr 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.
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $850k
- Commercial alterations1
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
- $850k4 bdrm & office house with attached gge 5 Rosemary Lane
3 consents
- New commercial buildings$850k
4 bdrm & office house with attached gge
- Commercial alterations$10k
Installing a new 300ltr hwc in cupboard in office, installing wetback system to existing fireplace.
- Commercial alterations$53k
12.0m long x 9.0m wide gge workshop
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Near Colyton
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Colyton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 156 new homes consented in the Manawatu District council area, with $93.4m of residential and $18m 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.