Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whatamango Bay
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. In the statistical area around Whatamango Bay, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 181 consents we hold in Whatamango Bay, 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, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Whatamango Bay’s own count is made.
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.
New homes in Whatamango Bay
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Whatamango Bay sits in (Marlborough Sounds East) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 18 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 — 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 Whatamango Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 181 from 1 Sep 2020 to 1 Oct 2025. 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater6
typically $18k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $50k
- Fires and heating1
typically $8,000
- Multiple homes1
typically $306k
- New homes1
typically $1.1m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
181 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$45k
Wastewater system upgrade
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$42k
Wastewater drainage system
- Multiple homes$306k
Construction of 4 four res units as two semi-detached buildings
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$15k
Upgrade to existing wastewater system
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free-standing Firenzo Bronte solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Drainage work
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$10k
Drainage work
- New homes$1.1m
Dwg & solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$5,000
Drainage work
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res alterations & additions
- Fires and heating$6,783
Free standing solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$300k
Dwg alterations, upper floor re-cladding, pellet fire & lower floor deck extension
- Alterations and additions$140k
Dwg alterations
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Existing House Underpinning, Timber Deck and Retaining Wall
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts
Install Free Standing Warmington Studio Wood Stove
- Alterations and additions
Addition
- Alterations and additions
Deviation to BC980826
- Alterations and additions
Addition
- New homes
Stage 1 - Foundations and Retaining Wall for Dwelling
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Upgrading Existing Deck
- Fires and heating
Free Standing Masport LE2000 Log Fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Install Toilet, Vanity, Shower and Hot Water Cylinder
- New homes
Two Storey Dwelling
- New homes
Dwelling with Detached Garage
- Other new buildings
Amendment to BC990638
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Near Whatamango Bay
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whatamango Bay?
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.