Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Geraldine Downs
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. They also consented $112m of non-residential building work, up 78% on the year before. In the statistical area around Geraldine Downs, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 579 consents we hold in Geraldine Downs, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Geraldine Downs’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
New homes in Geraldine Downs
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Geraldine Downs sits in (Rangitata) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 — Timaru 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$48.5m
3 buildings · 12,611 m² new floor area · $3,786/m² new · +472% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$23.4m
7 buildings · 5,879 m² new floor area · $1,309/m² new · +53% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$18m
10 buildings · 35,128 m² new floor area · $510/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Education$8.8m
6 buildings · 1,038 m² new floor area · $2,129/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.1m
34 buildings · 8,740 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Offices$4.4m
3 buildings · 408 m² new floor area · $2,819/m² new · +70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+67% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
1 building · 633 m² new floor area · $2,204/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$30k
−65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$15k
−87% on the year before
Consents on record in Geraldine Downs
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 579 from 1 Apr 1993 to 10 Sep 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 heating30
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions20
2 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Garages, sheds and carports13
typically $60k
- New homes12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $775k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts4
typically $143k
- New commercial buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $170k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Other new buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $7,000
- Farm buildings2
typically $53k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $400kErect Dwelling & Install Metro Eco Wee Curve Freestanding Woodburner 78 Kalaugher Road
- $167kErect Shed 72 Pekapeka Lane
- $100kAlteration 199 Waitui Drive
- $60kAddition (Deck) & Alterations 159 Downs Road
- $5,000Install Masport Rangitata Beveled Inbuilt Woodburner 33 Ribbonwood Road
579 consents
- New commercial buildings$167k
Erect Shed
- Other new buildings
AMEND Add Two Covered Verandahs
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$100k
Alteration
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Rangitata Beveled Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Ravelli Elena RV100 Freestanding Pellet Burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
AMEND Retained Sub-Floor & Drainage Design
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$60k
Addition (Deck) & Alterations
- New homes$400k
Erect Dwelling & Install Metro Eco Wee Curve Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$40k
Building Addition (Garage) & Alterations (Sleepout)
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$7,000
AMEND Remove Septic Tank & Install Wastewater Treatment Plant
- New commercial buildings$173k
Alterations (Deck) & Erect Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$173k
Dwg alterations (deck) & erect shed
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$150k
Alteration (Salon) & Erect One Cabin/Install WWTS
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Champion Tria Freestanding Pellet Burner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Dwg alt (salon) & erect two cabins/install wwts
- New homes$250k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Triple Garage/Install Escea Maxen
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Flare Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$5,000
AMEND Basement Layout, Bathroom, New Window
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Move Lounge Wall, Laundry Window, Entry Door Position
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro LTD Xtreme Rad - Leg Freestanding Woodburner
- Pools and spas
AMEND Erect Pool Fence
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
AMEND Replace Existing Deck & Create Basement Access
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Erect Pole Shed
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Geraldine Downs?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.