Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Windsor
229 new homes were consented in the Invercargill City council area in the year to September 2026, up 21% on the year before. They also consented $44m of non-residential building work, down 65% on the year before. In Windsor itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 264 consents we hold in Windsor, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Invercargill City council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Windsor’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Invercargill City, 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 286 in 2021.
New homes in Windsor
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Windsor. 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 — Invercargill City, 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.
- Offices$13.2m
3 buildings · 677 m² new floor area · $3,676/m² new · +30% on the year before
- Education$8.3m
4 buildings · 410 m² new floor area · $2,812/m² new · −64% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7m
3 buildings · 6,110 m² new floor area · $552/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$5.4m
2 buildings · 858 m² new floor area · $3,613/m² new · −24% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.6m
36 buildings · 8,469 m² new floor area · $416/m² new · −18% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$2.9m
1 building · 484 m² new floor area · $5,165/m² new · +1064% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2.8m
1 building · 65 m² new floor area · $462/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$650k
+4% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$216k
2 buildings · 264 m² new floor area · $720/m² new · −98% on the year before
Consents on record in Windsor
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 264 from 1 Jul 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.
- Alterations and additions44
12 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Fires and heating41
11 in the last 12 months · typically $5,900
- New homes16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $450k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater14
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports13
typically $30k
- Insulation11
typically $1
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $21k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening3
typically $18k
- Relocated buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,250
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.2mRbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge 104 George Street
- $690kRbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge 116 Layard Street
- $426kAdd alterations to existing dwg. Add new bdrm. Relocate bathrm, wc. Replace timber joinery with aluminum units. Relocate ex. M/b, install new gas wh bottles. Minor cladding works. 76 Windsor Street
- $400kProposed detached res dwg with integral gge 17 Catherine Street
- $161kRbw internal alterations (entire dwg) 443 Queens Drive
264 consents
- Fires and heating$5,821
Install f/s maxen kinmont 350-l solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Alterations and additions$426k
Add alterations to existing dwg. Add new bdrm. Relocate bathrm, wc. Replace timber joinery with aluminum units. Relocate ex. M/b, install new gas wh bottles. Minor cladding works.
- Alterations and additions$30k
R3 - alt to three storey detached dwg - bathrm renovation.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install insert firenzo kompact deco solid fuel burner
- New homes$1.2m
Rbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install insert masport Rangitata solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Alterations and additions$10k
External alterations to exsiting dwg (roof alt)
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$40k
R3 - extension to existing deck with new stairs & verandah in three storey detached dwg.
- Fires and heating$7,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman serene petite woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite boot flashing
- Alterations and additions$7,500
Add of shower / vanity to laundry & new hwc
- Alterations and additions$161k
Rbw internal alterations (entire dwg)
- Fires and heating$13k
Install built-in kent log fire ii solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s maxen cargill 350-d solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$1
Rbw foundation design
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install f/s woodsman serene petite solid fuel burner
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install masport Wanaka solid fuel burner (replacement)
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install f/s bosca spirit solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$52k
Bathrm alterations incl wet floor
- Alterations and additions$75k
Rbw extension to include bathrm & ensuite, internal alterations
- Alterations and additions$4,500
Rbw internal alt to create wir / cupboard
- Alterations and additions$90k
Owner exemption rbw internal alt to kitchen, laundry, bathrm & add of ensuite
- Alterations and additions$20k
Rbw internal alt to laundry & add of ensuite
- New homes$400k
Proposed detached res dwg with integral gge
- New homes$690k
Rbw construct 4 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Fires and heating$30k
Rbw internal alt to add ensuite & f/s install maxen cargill solid fuel burner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Windsor?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 229 new homes consented in the Invercargill City council area, with $120m of residential and $44m 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.