Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Weston
82 new homes were consented in the Waitaki District council area in the year to September 2026, up 6% on the year before. They also consented $28.4m of non-residential building work, down 27% on the year before. In the statistical area around Weston, 6 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 123 consents we hold in Weston, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Waitaki District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Weston’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Waitaki 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 154 in 2021.
New homes in Weston
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Weston sits in (Lower Waitaki) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 6 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 — Waitaki 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.
- Farm buildings$7.2m
37 buildings · 15,274 m² new floor area · $469/m² new · +206% on the year before
- Offices$6.4m
1 building · 710 m² new floor area · $7,042/m² new · +526% on the year before
- Education$5.7m
1 building · 919 m² new floor area · $4,135/m² new · +200% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$3.6m
1 building · 800 m² new floor area · $4,370/m² new · +3541% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$2.1m
6 buildings · 1,588 m² new floor area · $1,052/m² new · +85% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
2 buildings · 500 m² new floor area · $3,640/m² new · −94% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.1m
1 building · 78 m² new floor area · $1,026/m² new · −7% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$335k
−25% on the year before
Consents on record in Weston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 123 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jul 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 heating28
7 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Garages, sheds and carports16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- New homes15
4 in the last 12 months · typically $573k
- Alterations and additions10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $64k
- Relocated buildings4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $73k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
typically $10k
- Retaining walls1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $700kSingle storey 4 bdrm house with multiple cladding types housing - detached 45 Main Street
- $582kConstruction of a new 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm home with attached gge 3 Whitehaven Street
- $573kConstruction of a new 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg amendment 1: pole shed 257 Homestead Road
- $426kConstruction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg 71A Weston Road
- $318kTurning use of building from il1 building into a il2 res dwg. Plus additional extension. Constructing 3 bdrm dwg - 2 in existing shed & 1 in new timber extension with woodsman Tarras miii woodburner & austin bluewater septic 259 Parsons Road
123 consents
- Retaining walls$20k
Retaining wall. Site cut & fill
- Alterations and additions$318k
Turning use of building from il1 building into a il2 res dwg. Plus additional extension. Constructing 3 bdrm dwg - 2 in existing shed & 1 in new timber extension with woodsman Tarras miii woodburner & austin bluewater septic
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing firenzo viking ag woodburner & davin flue kit with drop box & dektite tray soaker flashings ceiling height 2.4m smoke alarms interconnected section 2.2 nzs4514:2021
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a metro trend insert woodburner with thermo fan & eco insert flue kit into existing masonry cavity with dektite acrylead tile flashings
- New homes$700k
Single storey 4 bdrm house with multiple cladding types housing - detached
- Fires and heating$5,500
Installation of a woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite soaker flashing reconnecting wetback to existing, tempering valve already installed, hearth is tiles over concrete.
- Alterations and additions$119k
New house extension. 1 new master bdrm with a ensuite. 1 new bdrm. New laundry. New living area. New link between existing & extension. New kitchen layout
- Relocated buildings$3,000
Foundations & connection to services for 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm relocated portable cabin amendment 1: adding a solid fuel heater (serene petite logburner)
- New homes$582k
Construction of a new 3 bdrm, 1 bathrm home with attached gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman serene woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite soaker tray flashing
- New homes$573k
Construction of a new 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg amendment 1: pole shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Construction of a new 4 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg amendment 1: pole shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing maxen kinmont woodburner & maxen flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing
- New homes$426k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner & heat saver flue kit with dektite tray soaker flashing
- Relocated buildings$70k
Foundations & connection to services for 2 bdrm, 1 bathrm relocated portable cabin
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tasman mkii woodburner &
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Construction of a 5 bay pole shed including 2 enclosed bays
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing masport Wanaka woodburner & masport
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Pole shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Construction of a 3.6m x 7m 3 bay pole shed
- New homes$398k
Construction of a 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm dwg with a kent Cardrona
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construction of a Totalspan 9m x 9m steel framed gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construction of a 1 bay pole shed
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Replace failing effluent field
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Weston?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 82 new homes consented in the Waitaki District council area, with $52.4m of residential and $28.4m 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.