Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Kingston
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: 11 commercial consents we hold in Kingston, 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 Kingston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 11 from 21 Mar 2017 to 20 Mar 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.
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $488k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $58k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $488kProposed masonry block & timber framed res dwg with attached granny flat on concrete slab with attached gge 50 Oxford Street, Kingston
11 consents
- New commercial buildings$488k
Proposed masonry block & timber framed res dwg with attached granny flat on concrete slab with attached gge
- Commercial alterations$58k
Addition to existing amenities building for extra shower/WC facilities - Kingston Top 10 Holiday Park, 2 Kent Street
- Commercial alterations$400k
Eight New Cabins, Kitchen Block and Fire Place at Kingston Holiday Park. Includes AM161422.01 - Withdrawn. AM161422.02 Cabin 1-3, 5-9- Bathrooms added, size increased. One extra cabin added - 9 in total. New Septic System. Outdoor area extended to kitchen building.
- Commercial alterations$185k
113 Kent Street, Kingston - Extension to existing dwelling including relocating bathroom & laundry. New on-site sewage treatment system.
- Commercial alterations$15k
Kent Street, Kingston Recreation Reserve. Kit Set park shelter to protect the BBQ Facility.
- Commercial alterations$9,800
Extension To Bar Area & Build Open Fire
- New commercial buildings$130k
Erect Four New Motel Units
- Commercial alterations$1,000
Replace Existing Fire In Resturant
- New commercial buildings$18k
New Garage And Office
- Fit-outs$30k
Fit Out Interior, Complete Existing Shell. The Building Consent is subject to a modification to the Building Code to the effect that Clause B2.3.1 applies from 2004 instead of from the time of issue of the Code Compliance Certificate for all building elements.
- Commercial alterations$6,500
Upgrade Public Toilets (Kingston)
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Kingston
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Kingston?
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.