Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Lichfield
Councils consented $35m of non-residential building work in the South Waikato District council area in the year to September 2026, down 33% on the year before. Below: 3 commercial consents we hold in Lichfield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the South Waikato 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 — South Waikato 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.
- Factories and industrial$25.1m
7 buildings · 8,217 m² new floor area · $2,814/m² new · +10% on the year before
- Farm buildings$6.7m
31 buildings · 17,775 m² new floor area · $372/m² new · +93% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
1 building · 216 m² new floor area · $1,852/m² new · −51% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$850k
- Warehouses and storage$597k
2 buildings · 1,020 m² new floor area · $585/m² new · −68% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$334k
1 building · 38 m² new floor area · $3,184/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$239k
- Offices$75k
−98% 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 Lichfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3 from 1 Sep 2021 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.
- New commercial buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $800k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $800kConstruction of a four-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with office, laundry, guest wc & attached dbl gge with patio, including installation of a harris/woodsman solid fuel burner & connection to on-site services. 3688 State Highway 1
3 consents
- New commercial buildings$800k
Construction of a four-bdrm, two-bathrm res dwg with office, laundry, guest wc & attached dbl gge with patio, including installation of a harris/woodsman solid fuel burner & connection to on-site services.
- Commercial alterations$500
Construct a gge/workshop amendment 1: extra information requested for add of fire amendment 2: the supertub for laundry purposes has been added in the gge.
- New commercial buildings$560k
Proposed single storey dwg with 4 bedrooms,1 office, open plan living, kitchen & dining area. Internal access dbl gge
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Lichfield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 72 new homes consented in the South Waikato District council area, with $37.6m of residential and $35m 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.