Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Waihola
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. In the statistical area around Waihola, 7 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 47 consents we hold in Waihola, 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 Waihola’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.
New homes in Waihola
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Waihola sits in (Bruce) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 7 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 — 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 Waihola
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 47 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Apr 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 heating12
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- New homes9
typically $390k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Alterations and additions3
typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $1.7m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $110kConstruction of a pre-engineered widespan shed on a concrete pad, complete storm water drainage to 30,000l tank 2 Surrey Heights Road
- $5,000Installation of metro xtreme rad legs free standing wood burner 21A Castle Street
47 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$110k
Construction of a pre-engineered widespan shed on a concrete pad, complete storm water drainage to 30,000l tank
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of metro xtreme rad legs free standing wood burner
- Alterations and additions$25k
Extend dwg, remove internal walls & install beam to enlarge living room
- Multiple homes$1.7m
Construct 6 dwgs
- Garages, sheds and carports$85k
Pole shed gge
- Alterations and additions$200k
Rbw - additions to north & south side of level 2 of dwg comprising extra bdrm & larger bathrm. Replace level 2 deck with larger & create sunken courtyard to south. Internal alterations
- Fires and heating$7,000
New installation of solid fuel heater in preexisting residence in accordance with NZ building code & upgrading smoke alarm system to interconnected smoke alarms
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install metro wee rad (base) f/stdg logfire
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Convert gge into self-contained flat, add fire wall & adjust window & door openings
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install solid fuel heater - champion tria plus pellet fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Install oil fuel boiler - Firebird 90 diesel boiler with 480l tank - remove old coal boiler
- Fires and heating$4,700
Install solid fuel heater - Woodsman Brunner MKII f/s woodburner & remove old sfh
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel heater - yunca monte base f/s woodburner
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install solid fuel heater - masport Wanaka f/s woodburner & remove old sfh
- New homes$500k
New dwg with gge attached, install solid fuel heater - masport r3000 woodburner
- Fires and heating$4,700
Install solid fuel heater - metro xtreme rad base f/s woodburner
- Fires and heating$4,000
Install solid fuel heater - masport Rakaia uleb f/s woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$80k
Add gge to existing dwg, replace shower with level entry shower & new hwc
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install inbuilt jetmaster outdoor woodburner & bbq cooking grill in existing portico
- Alterations and additions$80k
Extend dwg - bdrm, lounge & entrance - homeowner exemption
- New homes$365k
Erect 3 bdrm dwg - install solid fuel heater metro xtreme rad woody f/s woodburner
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install solid fuel heater inbuilt woodsman Totara
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel heater - jayline fr300 f/s woodburner
- New homes$401k
Construct single level, 3 bdrm dwg with attached single dwg.
- Garages, sheds and carports$130k
Erect totalspan shed with bathrm
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Waihola?
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.