Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Mount Pleasant
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $127m of non-residential building work, up 122% on the year before. Below: 152 consents we hold in Mount Pleasant, 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.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Marlborough 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 487 in 2007.
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
Consents on record in Mount Pleasant
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 152 from 1 Jun 2020 to 1 Oct 2025. 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.
- Alterations and additions1
typically $230k
- Pools and spas1
typically $20k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $18k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
152 consents
- Alterations and additions$230k
Res alterations & additions
- Pools and spas$20k
Swimming pool fencing
- Relocated buildings$18k
Wastewater system & stormwater drainage for relocated tiny home
- Fires and heating$3,500
Free standing solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$4,000
Free standing metro extreme rad woody log fire
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage
- Fires and heating
Install Free Standing Warmaire Regal Log Fire
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage
- New homes
Dwelling and Log Fire
- Garages, sheds and carports
Shed
- New homes
Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Two Bay Hayshed
- Garages, sheds and carports
Addition to Existing Garage and Reline Exterior
- New homes
Dwelling with Attached Garage
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage
- Fires and heating
Free Standing Logaire Apollo Log Fire
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage
- Fires and heating
Free Standing Warmington McKenzie Logfire
- Alterations and additions
Addition
- Garages, sheds and carports
Garage
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Garage/Sleepout, Plus Freestanding Fatso Pot Belly Stove in Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Door and Window Opening in Existing Block Wall
- Alterations and additions
Two Goldpine Sheds
- Alterations and additions
Alterations
- Farm buildings
Implement Shed
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Mount Pleasant
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Mount Pleasant?
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.