Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mount Peel
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. They also consented $112m of non-residential building work, up 78% on the year before. Below: 405 consents we hold in Mount Peel, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Timaru 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$48.5m
3 buildings · 12,611 m² new floor area · $3,786/m² new · +472% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$23.4m
7 buildings · 5,879 m² new floor area · $1,309/m² new · +53% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$18m
10 buildings · 35,128 m² new floor area · $510/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Education$8.8m
6 buildings · 1,038 m² new floor area · $2,129/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.1m
34 buildings · 8,740 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Offices$4.4m
3 buildings · 408 m² new floor area · $2,819/m² new · +70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+67% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
1 building · 633 m² new floor area · $2,204/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$30k
−65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$15k
−87% on the year before
Consents on record in Mount Peel
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 405 from 29 Mar 1993 to 20 Oct 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 heating18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions7
3 in the last 12 months · typically $29k
- New homes7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $248k
- Other new buildings5
typically $7,500
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $18k
- Garages, sheds and carports3
typically $56k
- Commercial alterations3
typically $60k
- New commercial buildings3
typically $120k
- Pools and spas2
typically $123k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $200k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $750kBuilding Addition (Dwelling) 53 Dennistoun Road, Peel Forest
- $200kErect Dwelling & Install WWTS & Metro Micro Rad Freestanding 54 Rangitata Gorge Road, Peel Forest
- $23kAddition & Alteration (Bathroom) 45 Dennistoun Road, Peel Forest
- $20kInstall Waste Water Treatment System 1192B Peel Forest Road, Peel Forest
- $18kAlterations (Toilet) & Install Two Holding Tanks 170 Blandswood Road, Peel Forest
405 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Xtreme Rad Freestanding Wetback Woodburner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install Waste Water Treatment System
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$18k
Alterations (Toilet) & Install Two Holding Tanks
- Alterations and additions$23k
Addition & Alteration (Bathroom)
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Alterations and additions$750k
Building Addition (Dwelling)
- New homes$200k
Erect Dwelling & Install WWTS & Metro Micro Rad Freestanding
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
AMEND Wastewater Design Change/Window Alterations/Additional Minor
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Metro Eco Smart Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$175k
Addition/Alterations & Install Yunca Monte Freestanding
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MKIII Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Ravelli Rosa R70 Freestanding Pellet Burner
- Pools and spas$115k
Install Swimming Pool & Fencing
- New commercial buildings$40k
Erect Shed
- Farm buildings$25k
Erect Pole Shed
- Pools and spas$130k
Install Swimming Pool
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
AMEND Dwelling Siting - Deck & WWTS Location
- Other new buildings
AMEND (B2 Modification)
- Fires and heating$296k
Additions & Alterations/Install Woodsman Tarras Dry MK III
- Other new buildings
AMEND Substitute Ply/Substitute Wall Wrap/Change Some Internal linings
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MK III Wetback Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Firenzo Kompact Deco Inbuilt Woodburner
- Relocated buildings
AMEND Siting & Foundations for Relocated Dwelling (B2 Modification)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Firenzo Contessa AG10 Wetback Freestanding Woodburner
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Suburbs in Mount Peel
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mount Peel?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.