Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Glenorchy
Councils consented $237m of non-residential building work in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 91% on the year before. Below: 65 commercial consents we hold in Glenorchy, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes 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 — Queenstown-Lakes 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$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% 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 Glenorchy
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 65 from 27 Jan 2015 to 28 Nov 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 alterations4
typically $18k
- New commercial buildings2
typically $160k
- Farm buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
65 consents
- New commercial buildings$70k
Construct unlined accessory shed (for storage of container) and new staff toilet in main building - Dart River Safaris. Including Amendment: Change design of storage shed. Change vertical weatherboard to coloursteel. Change roof to single pitched roof.
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Alteration to 2 storey dwelling - Remove old fire. New Firenzo Viking. SFP flue kit. Pan flashing with Dektite #7 flashing
- New commercial buildings$250k
Construction of pool shelter, outdoor fireplace and utility room
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Alteration to DOC hut - replace with Woodsman Stag, new heat saver II Flue kit and existing roof flashing - Upper Caples Hut, Upper Caples Valley
- Commercial alterations$250k
Addition to single-level, timber-framed building - timber framed floors, walls and roof with metal cladding - Routeburn Track, Mt Aspiring National Park
- Commercial alterations$30k
Adding external walk in cool room/chiller, The Homestead, Camp Glenorchy - 42 Oban St, Glenorchy
- Farm buildings$150k
Adding timber framed walls and door/window joinery to existing pole shed - Store, 64 Oban Street, Glenorchy
- Commercial alterations$850k
Alteration to building - Renovation of retail area and conversion of old residential flat into retail and offices.
- New commercial buildings$2m
Construction of 14 Accommodation Huts, Communal building with bathroom, kitchen, laundry and services. Carparks. (38 Coll Street & 49 Oban Street, Glenorchy)
- Commercial alterations$52k
Removal of existing swing bridge and replacement with new steel fixed span bridge (Routeburn Track DART 5D)
- New commercial buildings$120k
Construction of 27m suspension bridge to replace similar destroyed in the February 2020 storm event. Anchored by a timber deadman anchor at each end (Routeburn Track, Glenorchy).
- Commercial alterations$4,000
Alteration to education lodge - Installation of Woodsman woodburner.
- Commercial alterations$400k
Alterations and change of use: Structural upgrade works to a storage barn to be used for a mix of storage and occasional public event use. (The Barn, Paradise Trust)
- Commercial alterations$56k
Install Automatic Sprinkler System - Subject to modification of B2.3.1 which applies from 1st February 2009 instead of the date of Code Compliance Certificate Issue.
- Commercial alterations$61k
2 Swamp Road, Glenorchy - Temporary offices for Dart Stables
- Commercial alterations$300k
Store, 64 Oban Street, Glenorchy - General Store: Alterations and additions - Stage 2 of 2 Kitchen alterations
- Commercial alterations$375k
62-64 Oban Street - New Accessible Toilet facilities
- Commercial alterations$8,019
4191 Glenorchy- Queenstown Road - Blanket Bay
- Commercial alterations$2m
Blanket Bay - Stage 2 of works for 4 x New Suites at Blanket Lodge - Complete the building envelope.
- Commercial alterations$4,000
Upper Greenstone Valley, Greenstone Conservation Area, Kinloch Road, Glenorchy - Replacement of existing fireplace with new fireplace.
- Commercial alterations$470k
42 Oban Street
- Commercial alterations$1,000
64 Oban Street Glenorchy Lot 1 DP26928 - Installation of one door on south wall
- Commercial alterations$32k
Alterations and Additions to Service Station
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Install Woodburner in Annexe and Homestead Buildings
- Commercial alterations$43k
Extension to Existing Storage Shed
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Glenorchy
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Glenorchy?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.