Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Nelson
Councils consented $52.9m of non-residential building work in the Nelson City council area in the year to September 2026, down 42% on the year before. Below: 8 commercial consents we hold in Nelson, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Nelson City 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 — Nelson 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$18.7m
3 buildings · 1,015 m² new floor area · $14,039/m² new · +561% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,580 m² new floor area · $2,106/m² new · +22% on the year before
- Education$6.8m
2 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,747/m² new · −27% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$4.9m
−87% on the year before
- Offices$4.9m
−40% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$4m
2 buildings · 65 m² new floor area · $49,385/m² new · +119% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$2.4m
2 buildings · 227 m² new floor area · $6,608/m² new · −89% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$1.4m
−11% on the year before
- Farm buildings$44k
1 building · 360 m² new floor area · $122/m² new · −85% 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 Nelson
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8 from 1 Sep 2022 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 alterations5
typically $118k
- New commercial buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $702k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $610kConstruct 3 bdrm plus office 44 Vista Drive, Bishopdale
8 consents
- New commercial buildings$610k
Construct 3 bdrm plus office
- New commercial buildings$870k
Construct new commercial premises
- Commercial alterations$350k
Res/farm - add of two storey, single gge, office, bdrm, ensuite & living area.
- Commercial alterations$118k
Construct 9m x 6m workshop
- New commercial buildings$702k
Construct new commercial build
- Commercial alterations$40k
Proposed 7.2m x 7.2m workshop
- Commercial alterations$220k
Additions of an office, living room & laundry to existing detached dwg
- Commercial alterations$34k
Workshop/shed
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Nelson
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Nelson?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 279 new homes consented in the Nelson City council area, with $139m of residential and $52.9m 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.