Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mosgiel
501 new homes were consented in the Dunedin City council area in the year to September 2026, up 7% on the year before. They also consented $135m of non-residential building work, down 49% on the year before. Below: 2,494 consents we hold in Mosgiel, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Dunedin City council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Dunedin City, 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 548 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Dunedin City, 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.
- Hospitals and health$36.8m
4 buildings · 2,575 m² new floor area · $11,379/m² new · −79% on the year before
- Education$26.7m
5 buildings · 1,648 m² new floor area · $4,333/m² new · −10% on the year before
- Offices$19m
3 buildings · 994 m² new floor area · $4,863/m² new · +47% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17.2m
6 buildings · 3,608 m² new floor area · $3,160/m² new · +41% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$12.8m
1 building · 504 m² new floor area · $655/m² new · +551% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.4m
2 buildings · 1,169 m² new floor area · $2,737/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$6.5m
3 buildings · 1,404 m² new floor area · $605/m² new · −56% on the year before
- Farm buildings$2.5m
24 buildings · 4,194 m² new floor area · $556/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 1,758 m² new floor area · $813/m² new · −35% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.9m
−35% on the year before
Consents on record in Mosgiel
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,494 from 1 Jan 2013 to 1 Sep 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 heating281
41 in the last 12 months · typically $5,500
- New homes224
33 in the last 12 months · typically $527k
- Alterations and additions209
33 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports78
7 in the last 12 months · typically $44k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater53
4 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Multiple homes46
4 in the last 12 months · typically $600k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs22
2 in the last 12 months · typically $43k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts19
3 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Commercial alterations19
3 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Relocated buildings12
3 in the last 12 months · typically $73k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.8mDemolish & extend dwg, install solid fuel burner, gas fire & outdoor bbq fireplace 40 Guy Road, Mosgiel
- $1.2mErect shed & dwg with attached gge, install solid fuel heater, water tanks & septic system with effluent field 66 Riccarton Road East, East Taieri
- $1mConstruction of two attached dwgs with attached garages & one detached dwg with attached gge. Total 3 8 Berwick Street, Mosgiel
- $1mErect three dwgs with attached garages 5 Doon Street, Mosgiel
- $965kErect 8x attached dwgs, install water detention tank 114 Argyle Street, Mosgiel
2,494 consents
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Install wet area shower in bathrm & ensuite of dwg
- Fires and heating$10k
Install toilet in bathrm & solid fuel burner in dwg
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install pellet fire in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install solid fuel burner in dwg
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Install shower in bathrm of dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Remove wall in kitchen of dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Construct new dbl gge
- New homes$385k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$372k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$385k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$421k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$965k
Erect 8x attached dwgs, install water detention tank
- Alterations and additions$18k
Remove wall to create open plan kitchen & living room in dwg
- New homes$715k
Erect 2x unit townhouse with attached garages
- New homes$568k
Erect 2x attached dwgs with attached garages
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Amendment to aba-2026-64 - extend dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Erect shed with toilet
- New homes$810k
Erect 2x attached dwgs with attached garages
- New homes$785k
New dwg with attached gge, install solid fuel burner
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alt ensuite in dwg
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alt internal layout of laundry & bathrm of dwg
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$10k
Amendment to aba-2024-1776 - extend deck, add window to kitchen, change bathrm shower to tiles & laundry floor finish, relocate back door
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alt internal layout to create open plan living & dining in dwg, relocate laundry, install wet area shower, add veranda
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$23k
Construct foul & stormwater drainage
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Install kitchen sink in dwg
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Suburbs in Mosgiel
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mosgiel?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 501 new homes consented in the Dunedin City council area, with $256m of residential and $135m 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.