Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Picton
Councils consented $127m of non-residential building work in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 122% on the year before. Below: 550 commercial 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.
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
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 Picton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 550 from 1 Jul 2023 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.
- New commercial buildings2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Commercial alterations1
typically $20k
- Fit-outs1
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
- $1.4mThree bdrm plus office dwg with attached dbl gge 43B Wairau Road, Picton
550 consents
- New commercial buildings$1.4m
Three bdrm plus office dwg with attached dbl gge
- Commercial alterations$20k
Commercial alterations - add of commercial kitchen
- Fit-outs$100k
Internal fit out
- New commercial buildings$728k
3 bedroomed, 1 office, 2 bathrm, with open living, separate lounge with attached gge
- Demolition
Demolition of Hotel
- Farm buildings
Farm Implement Shed
- Commercial alterations
Redevelopment of Service Station
- Commercial alterations
Truckstop (with 55,000 litre with above-ground fuel storage tank)
- Commercial alterations
Convert Storeroom into Bunkroom
- Commercial alterations
Manager's Apartment, Garage, Storage and Rooftop Courtyard and Extend Courtyard
- Commercial alterations
46 Boat Sheds
- Commercial alterations
Environmental Upgrade
- Commercial alterations
Workshop
- New commercial buildings
Additions and Alterations
- Commercial alterations
Change One Toilet and Install One New Toilet
- Commercial alterations
Fire Escape
- Commercial alterations
First Floor Additions and New Laundry
- Commercial alterations
Deviation to BC991433
- Commercial alterations
Fitting Out of Kitchen/Restaurant
- New commercial buildings
Remove and Replace Holiday Cabins
- Commercial alterations
Tilt-Panel Extension to Existing Building
- Commercial alterations
Replacement Cool Room
- Commercial alterations
Deviation to BC001090
- New commercial buildings
Two Motel Units
- New commercial buildings
Additions and Alterations to Existing Motels
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
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.