Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Lawrence
54 new homes were consented in the Clutha District council area in the year to September 2026, down 7% on the year before. They also consented $46.6m of non-residential building work, up 218% on the year before. Below: 112 consents we hold in Lawrence, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Clutha District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Clutha 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 91 in 2022.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Clutha 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$17.8m
3 buildings · 2,725 m² new floor area · $6,437/m² new · +313% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.1m
4 buildings · 881 m² new floor area · $15,716/m² new · +758% on the year before
- Farm buildings$10.9m
57 buildings · 23,160 m² new floor area · $472/m² new · +322% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$1.4m
1 building · 1,008 m² new floor area · $1,438/m² new · +326% on the year before
- Offices$955k
0% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$225k
- Education$70k
−96% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$65k
−97% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$20k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Lawrence
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 112 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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.
- Fires and heating28
5 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions17
4 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Insulation3
typically $25k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $39k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $125k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $200kRes/farm - two storey add & alterations to dwg 6 Lismore Street, Lawrence
- $145kInternal alterations including relocation of wood burner & extension to existing house 25 Peel Street, Lawrence
- $50kConstruction of a two bdrm domestic dwg on a timber pile foundaton system. 6 Maryport Street, Lawrence
- $40kErect totalspan gge 11 Lismore Street, Lawrence
- $40kRemove wall between kitchen & lounge, remove wall between bathrm & wc, install grant vortex outdoor boiler & stainless steel tank 17 Campbelton Street, Lawrence
112 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Remove exisiting fire & install new woodsman Tasman mkii
- Alterations and additions$8,000
Fit a proclassic fire in the lower level in kitchen lounge area, upstairs section of flue liner will be perforated to allow some heat into this area
- Alterations and additions$40k
Remove wall between kitchen & lounge, remove wall between bathrm & wc, install grant vortex outdoor boiler & stainless steel tank
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Erect totalspan gge
- Fires and heating$145k
Internal alterations including relocation of wood burner & extension to existing house
- Fires and heating$7,125
Install floor protector & fit new micro rad pedestal woodburner. Frame up ceiling & install new flue kit through roof including flue/liner extension for through mezzanine storage area. Flash flue with dektite & soaker flashing. Fit flue shield
- Fires and heating$5,000
R3 - install ravelli rosa r70 freestanding woodburner to living room of flat 2.
- Alterations and additions$200k
Res/farm - two storey add & alterations to dwg
- Alterations and additions$15k
New beam between kitchen & living areas, reinstatement bracing.
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro r1 freestanding logburner install pioneer dbl flue shield install metro eco flue kit install orca interlink smoke detectors
- Retaining walls$15k
Res/farm - new retaining wall along the boundary between two properties.
- New homes$50k
Construction of a two bdrm domestic dwg on a timber pile foundaton system.
- Relocated buildings$40k
Relocate existing res unit to new site. New foundations & services connections
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Add verandah to existing residence
- New homes$2m
Res/farm - four bdrm dwg with pool
- Alterations and additions$99k
Builtready modular component(s). 12.5m x 3.1m prefabricated houseme dwg, with code of compliance
- Fires and heating$8,000
To install woodfire to dwg
- Alterations and additions$95k
Rbw - alterations to existing dwg. Change to kitchen, bdrm, laundry, bathrm & ensuite. New front door entrance & new windows as required.
- Alterations and additions$60k
This building work contains builtready modular component(s). New versatile gge on sed foundation steel structural, steel cladding
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro wee rad base, standard flue kit & pioneer flue shield install orca interlink smoke detectors
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - nectre n65
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$60k
Res/farm - re-clad of all existing vertical cedar cladding with new vertical fibre cement cladding on cavity
- New homes$1.5m
Rbw - 4x new 2 storey dwgs. Each with 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, multi purpose room & attached single gge. New retaining walls & dual purpose tank
- Relocated buildings$100k
Relocated dwg - foundations & site works
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt to bathrm with new fixtures & vinyl flooring.
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Suburbs in Lawrence
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lawrence?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 54 new homes consented in the Clutha District council area, with $34.6m of residential and $46.6m 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.