Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Windsor
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 Windsor, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 9 consents we hold in Windsor, 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 Windsor’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 Windsor
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Windsor sits in (Ngapara) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 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 Windsor
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 9 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jan 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 heating2
typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $100kConstruction of a 1 bdrm cottage with office 4 Railway Street
- $25kAdd ensuite & sink to existing sleep-out 129 Windsor Road
9 consents
- Alterations and additions$25k
Add ensuite & sink to existing sleep-out
- New commercial buildings$100k
Construction of a 1 bdrm cottage with office
- Fires and heating$5,000
Alt to dwg - installation of woodsman serene, freestanding, dry, woodburner, cac 194586
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a freestanding woodsman Tarras mkiii woodburner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Add & alterations to dwg. Enclosure of patio to make ensuite
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a free-standing woodsman Tarras mk iii woodburner &
- New homes$340k
Construction of a new 3 bdrm dwg with woodsman Tarras mk iii
- Fires and heating$4,438
Install of replacement sfh - metro eco smart insert fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Amendment 2019/6249/2 installation of a toilet, hand basin & shower
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Near Windsor
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Windsor?
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.