Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential 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. In the statistical area around Lawrence, 2 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 97 residential 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Lawrence’s own count is made.
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.
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.
- Houses49
178 m² average · $543k average value · −12% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units5
81 m² average · $276k average value · +150% on the year before
New homes in Lawrence
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Lawrence sits in (Tuapeka) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 2 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Lawrence
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 97 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 May 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 heating26
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions16
3 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New homes10
1 in the last 12 months · typically $500k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
typically $5,000
- 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
- Multiple homes1
typically $550k
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
- $145kInternal alterations including relocation of wood burner & extension to existing house 25 Peel Street
- $50kConstruction of a two bdrm domestic dwg on a timber pile foundaton system. 6 Maryport Street
- $40kErect totalspan gge 11 Lismore Street
- $40kRemove wall between kitchen & lounge, remove wall between bathrm & wc, install grant vortex outdoor boiler & stainless steel tank 17 Campbelton Street
97 consents
- 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.
- 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
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt to bathrm with new fixtures & vinyl flooring.
- Alterations and additions$90k
Single storey add to existing dwg to add & bdrm & bathrm light roof, light wall, concrete floor slab to nzs3604
- Alterations and additions$1
Extension to existing building to create bdrm ensuite & entrance amendment 1: changes to floor, bearers, floor joists, deck bracing & tiles shower to cubical with vinyl floor covering to bathrm
- Fires and heating$7,145
Remove existing fire, flue & heart. Fit fit new hearth & metro wee rad base. Frame up ceiling to suit new flue & install eco flue kit. Flash flue with dektite & soaker flashing. Fit flue shield. Install interconnect smoke alarms
- Relocated buildings$80k
Relocation of existing house to new site on new timber foundations connecting foul drainage to existing lateral & onsite stormwater soakage
- New homes$350k
Construct new 3 bdrm domestic dwg with septic & water tanks
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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.