Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Linkwater
Councils consented $127m of non-residential building work in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 122% on the year before. Below: 53 commercial consents we hold in Linkwater, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Marlborough 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 — Marlborough 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.
- Education$46m
2 buildings · 4,872 m² new floor area · $2,165/m² new · +471% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$45.8m
4 buildings · 8,086 m² new floor area · $5,349/m² new · +7915% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.8m
3 buildings · 5,588 m² new floor area · $1,339/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6.6m
7 buildings · 1,131 m² new floor area · $1,387/m² new · +14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.9m
2 buildings · 772 m² new floor area · $2,497/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4.9m
3 buildings · 759 m² new floor area · $6,251/m² new · +118% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.1m
40 buildings · 5,993 m² new floor area · $507/m² new · +54% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.4m
−54% on the year before
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 237 m² new floor area · $4,979/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$700k
−46% 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 Linkwater
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 53 from 1 Mar 2026 to 1 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.
- Commercial alterations1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $51k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $51kGge/pottery workshop 32 Tirimoana Terrace, Anakiwa
53 consents
- Commercial alterations$51k
Gge/pottery workshop
- Farm buildings
Implement Shed
- New commercial buildings
Two Motel Units/Tourist Flats
- Commercial alterations
Alterations to Staff Quarters, Student Accommodation
- Commercial alterations
Extensions to Sunday School Room and Service Areas
- Commercial alterations
Workshop
- Commercial alterations
Addition
- Commercial alterations
Alterations to Kitchen, Staff Room, Gear Stores, Sail Drying Area and Bicycle Shed
- Commercial alterations
Timber Platform Below Climbing Rock Face
- Commercial alterations
Garage/Workshop
- Commercial alterations
Garage/Workshop
- Commercial alterations
Fire Station
- Farm buildings
Extension to Existing Implement Shed
- Commercial alterations
Replace Existing Wood Framed Workshop with Metal Framed "Total Span" Building
- Commercial alterations
Alteration To Training Rooms
- Commercial alterations
Alteration Of Maintenance Office
- Commercial alterations
Pole Frame Shed
- Fit-outs
Fitout Of Existing Shed, New Amenities Building with Septic Tank, Wash Down Pit and Soak Pit
- Commercial alterations
Storage Shed
- Commercial alterations
Additions To Staff Lounge
- Commercial alterations
Alterations To Community Hall
- Commercial alterations
Workshop/Storage Building
- Commercial alterations
Staff Accommodation & Carports With Solar & Underfloor Heating
- Commercial alterations
Alterations To Visitor Accommodation Facilities
- Commercial alterations
Workshop
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Linkwater
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Linkwater?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough District council area, with $116m of residential and $127m 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.