Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Whenuanui 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 Whenuanui Bay, 18 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 70 consents we hold in Whenuanui 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 Whenuanui 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 Whenuanui Bay
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Whenuanui 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 Whenuanui Bay
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 70 from 1 Sep 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.
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $70k
- Fires and heating1
typically $5,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $6,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $80kWastewater system 2625 Queen Charlotte Drive
70 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Wastewater system
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Gge
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing masport r5000 solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$40k
Wastewater system
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$6,000
Amendment to bc211275 - increase size of sleepout
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$25k
Amendment to bc210319 - remove existing septic system/replace with new system & disposal field
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$100k
New sleepout, retaining wall, extend wastewater field
- Fires and heating$750k
New utility shed/dwg alt of games room & annex/free standing log fire
- Fires and heating$3,500
Free-standing woodsman Brunner mk ii log fire
- Demolition$277k
Demolition of existing boatshed & construction of replacement boatshed
- New homes$500k
Dwg with attached gge
- Alterations and additions
Furniture Store (Attached to Existing Dwelling)
- Alterations and additions
Re-Build Jetty
- New homes
Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
Alterations to Existing Dwelling
- Fires and heating
Freestanding Logaire Apollo Log Fire
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
Replace Septic Tank
- New homes
Dwelling with Attached Garage
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Structural Beam Over Conservatory
- Relocated buildings
Relocate Sleep Out and Construct Boat Port
- Fires and heating
Free Standing Metro Tiny Trad Log Fire
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
Beam Under Verandah and in Lounge
- New homes
Dwelling
- New homes
New Dwelling With Freestanding Metro Pioneer Ped Log Fire
- Alterations and additions
Amendment To BC 050779
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Near Whenuanui Bay
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Whenuanui 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.