Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Kinloch
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. In the statistical area around Kinloch, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 85 consents we hold in Kinloch, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Kinloch’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
New homes in Kinloch
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Kinloch sits in (Glenorchy) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 10 houses, 1 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 — 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
Consents on record in Kinloch
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 85 from 21 Nov 2016 to 26 Jan 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.
- Commercial alterations2
typically $128k
- New homes1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $550k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $550kConstruction of a single storey dwelling with attached veranda.
85 consents
- New homes$550k
Construction of a single storey dwelling with attached veranda.
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$150k
Construct Sleepout used in conjunction with main residence on site - 876 Kinloch Road, Kinloch (Sleepout being built on 10 Ree Crescent, Cromwell)
- 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$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
Upper Greenstone Valley, Greenstone Conservation Area, Kinloch Road, Glenorchy - Replacement of existing fireplace with new fireplace.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
876 Kinloch Road - Replacement of Existing Onsite Wastewater System
- Alterations and additions$4,000
876 Kinloch Road - Replace Existing Logburner with New
- Alterations and additions$4,000
860 Kinloch Road
- Commercial alterations$140k
876 Kinloch Road, Kinloch. 2 New build sleeping Units. 1 bedroom single storey.
- Alterations and additions$65k
To Erect 2 New W/C Blocks
- Alterations and additions$113k
Pedestrian/Stock Bridge Over Greenstone River
- Alterations and additions$9,000
2X New Bridges On A Walking Track
- Alterations and additions$38k
Toilets And Shelter For Trampers & Day Users
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
New Wastewater Treatment & Disposal System
- New homes$80k
Erect A New Dwelling And Garage Modification Clause B2.3.1
- Alterations and additions$290k
Demolish Existing & Construct New Public Hut
- Alterations and additions$19k
Additons And Alterations To Exsisting House
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Replace Walk Bridge
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Handrails On Walking Track
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Handrails On Walking Track
- Other new buildings$25k
Erect New Steel Truss Bridge
- Other new buildings$45k
Construct New Generator Building
- Alterations and additions$15k
Creation Of New Bridge
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kinloch?
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.