Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Elgin
209 new homes were consented in the Gisborne District council area in the year to September 2026, up 34% on the year before. They also consented $40.3m of non-residential building work, down 9% on the year before. In Elgin itself, 14 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 59 consents we hold in Elgin, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gisborne District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Elgin’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gisborne 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 186 in 2011.
New homes in Elgin
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Elgin. In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 4 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 — Gisborne 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$10.9m
41 buildings · 1,339 m² new floor area · $7,303/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Education$8.7m
1 building · 1,890 m² new floor area · $3,175/m² new · −36% on the year before
- Offices$6.3m
+156% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$4.2m
2 buildings · 823 m² new floor area · $4,247/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$2.9m
+208% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.8m
18 buildings · 4,206 m² new floor area · $615/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.7m
2 buildings · 1,841 m² new floor area · $1,465/m² new · +3% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$683k
1 building · 76 m² new floor area · $787/m² new · −87% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$646k
−20% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$500k
+8% on the year before
Consents on record in Elgin
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 59 from 1 Oct 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 heating12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $68k
- Pools and spas3
typically $25k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $22k
- New homes2
typically $428k
- Multiple homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $3.2m
- Demolition1
typically $3,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $350k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.2mRbw - construction of seven two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & single internal gge. 12 Karaka Street
- $250kExtension to existing dwg 140 Birrell Street
- $45kConstruct gge 101A Birrell Street
- $9,000Adding a toilet into the bathrm. Keeping current plumbing of vanity & shower. 26 Miro Street
- $6,500Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire 20 Miro Street
59 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$45k
Construct gge
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding woodsman rmf logfire
- Alterations and additions$250k
Extension to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$2,270
Install metro wee rad freestanding wood fire
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$9,000
Adding a toilet into the bathrm. Keeping current plumbing of vanity & shower.
- Multiple homes$3.2m
Rbw - construction of seven two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & single internal gge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$65k
Erect pole shed
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install freestanding kent Oxford logfire
- Alterations and additions$88k
New door & cladding to St elevation. Replacement of detached dwgs
- Garages, sheds and carports$180k
Additions & alterations to existing dwg - gge, laundry, toilet, deck, bedrooms, remove internal stairs & new retaining wall
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install inbuilt kent logfire ii logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$71k
Erect versatile gge with hobby room
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install freestanding bosca spirit 550 logfire
- Pools and spas$5,000
Fence existing swimming pool
- Demolition$3,000
Amendment to aba-2022-1705 - demolish existing lean-to comprised of storage, & install ceiling runner above dining/kitchen
- New homes$550k
On3 typology: construct 4 bdrm 2 level home. Hybrid multi-proof design PO: ar108143
- New homes$306k
Construct single level 2 bdrm dwg (rh-c2 typology) PO: ar108143
- Garages, sheds and carports$96k
Erect five bay pole shed
- Alterations and additions$19k
Bathrm modifications
- Alterations and additions$30k
230545 - removal of loadbearing wall to be replaced with beam.
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install freestanding woodsman serene petite logfire
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding yunca monte multifuel logfire
- Relocated buildings$350k
Connect relocated dwg to foundations & drainage
- Alterations and additions$30k
Install wet area vinyl shower within existing bathrm & change location of toilet & vanity
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Elgin?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 209 new homes consented in the Gisborne District council area, with $102m of residential and $40.3m 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.