Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Chatton
38 new homes were consented in the Gore District council area in the year to September 2026, down 21% on the year before. In the statistical area around Chatton, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 2 residential consents we hold in Chatton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Gore District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Chatton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Gore 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 51 in 2007.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses34
170 m² average · $546k average value · +3% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units4
111 m² average · $313k average value · −73% on the year before
New homes in Chatton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Chatton sits in (Waikaka) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Chatton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2 from 1 Apr 2022 to 1 Mar 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.
- Alterations and additions1
typically $9,000
- Fires and heating1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
2 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Fire installation - freestanding Masport Hurunui
- Alterations and additions$9,000
Removal of existing inbuilt fire unit & chimney to roof levelinstallation of free standing woodburning fire unit with steel floorprotector. Installation of beams to support roof & ceiling framingaltered for location of fire flue.Internal framing
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Chatton
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Chatton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 38 new homes consented in the Gore District council area, with $25.1m of residential and $22.5m 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.