Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Picton
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: 5,784 consents we hold in Picton, 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 Picton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 5,784 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Sep 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 heating142
23 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions110
18 in the last 12 months · typically $27k
- New homes56
14 in the last 12 months · typically $625k
- Garages, sheds and carports43
10 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater31
3 in the last 12 months · typically $12k
- Multiple homes19
9 in the last 12 months · typically $1.9m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $26k
- Retaining walls13
4 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts11
2 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas10
2 in the last 12 months · typically $39k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6mRbw - multi-unit development proposed. Building 1 with 5 units (lot 1-5); building 2 with 4 units (lot 6-9); & building 3 with 6 units (lot 10-15). Each unit includes 2 bedrooms, 1.5-2.5 bathrooms, 41 Milton Terrace, Picton
- $2.8mRbw - proposed 6 x two-storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1,4,5: each unit includes 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lounge, dining, kitchen, family room & an attached single gge. Lot 2 unit includes 2 bedro 21 Milton Terrace, Picton
- $2.6m2 x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs - 7 x 3 bdrm domestic dwgs 22 Russell Street, Picton
- $2.1mRbw - construction of 2 detached dwgs [lots 1, 6] & 4 duplex dwgs [lots 2-5] - 6 units total. Lots 1 & 6 each features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 1 wc, open plan, kitchen, dining, lo 42 Milton Terrace, Picton
- $2.1mRbw - six new two-storey attached dwgs (lots 1-6); each with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1wc, kitchen, dining, living. Drain bridging. 52 Milton Terrace, Picton
5,784 consents
- Fires and heating$9,500
R1 - installation of a new freestanding pyro fires wood burner & new metrofires flue system.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Wastewater system
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res additions & alterations lower joists under new level entry shower, remove non-load bearing wall between toilet & bathrm, replace assumed bracing.
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a new freestanding metro wee rad base housing - detached dwgs
- New homes$1.4m
Dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Shed & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$80k
Res alterations & additions
- Multiple homes$6m
Rbw - multi-unit development proposed. Building 1 with 5 units (lot 1-5); building 2 with 4 units (lot 6-9); & building 3 with 6 units (lot 10-15). Each unit includes 2 bedrooms, 1.5-2.5 bathrooms,
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Rbw - proposed 6 x two-storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1,4,5: each unit includes 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lounge, dining, kitchen, family room & an attached single gge. Lot 2 unit includes 2 bedro
- Alterations and additions$750k
Rbw - additions & alterations to existing 2 storey detached dwg. Add to basement gge. Dining room & covered deck add to main floor. Internal alterations including kitchen, laundr
- New homes$550k
Dwg
- Alterations and additions$75k
Res alterations & additions
- Fires and heating$6,000
Free-standing scandia warmbrite 140le solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$6,000
Free-standing woodsman ecr novo solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free-standing ravelli rosa pellet fire
- Pools and spas$25k
Installation of a pool fence to create a pool enclosure, as well as an outdoor fireplace.
- Multiple homes$2.1m
Rbw - construction of 2 detached dwgs [lots 1, 6] & 4 duplex dwgs [lots 2-5] - 6 units total. Lots 1 & 6 each features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 1 wc, open plan, kitchen, dining, lo
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$5,000
Bathrm fitout in sleepout housing - detached
- New homes$778k
Construct 3 bdrm dwg with attached gge
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$20k
Add of rear timber deck & staircase
- Alterations and additions$15k
Waterproofing of existing shower
- Garages, sheds and carports$5,000
Fire rating existing gge/art room
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construct a 7m x 6m x 2.4m gge on a concrete slab
- Garages, sheds and carports$55k
Pole shed
- Fires and heating$10k
Free-standing escea tfs850 solid fuel heater
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Suburbs in Picton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Picton?
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.