Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Dalefield
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. In the statistical area around Dalefield, 28 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 516 consents we hold in Dalefield, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Dalefield’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
New homes in Dalefield
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Dalefield sits in (Wakatipu Basin) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 21 houses, 7 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 — Queenstown-Lakes 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.
- Hotels and motels$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Dalefield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 516 from 23 Sep 2014 to 28 Aug 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 homes25
5 in the last 12 months · typically $1.5m
- Alterations and additions25
4 in the last 12 months · typically $240k
- Garages, sheds and carports12
4 in the last 12 months · typically $175k
- Pools and spas9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Fires and heating6
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
- Other new buildings2
typically $366k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $25k
- Commercial alterations1
typically $250k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2.5mConstruction of two storey dwelling with attached garage ( in parts) with underground garage - Future Lot 7
- $2.1mConstruction of single storey dwelling with attached garage 67 Frogmore Lane
- $1.9m6 Bedroom Dwelling, Open Plan Living with attached garage + Gas Fireplace & free standing, Woodsman fireplace 8 Frogmore Lane
- $1.9mStage 2 of 2 - Remaining full scope of build after stage 1: suspended floor above stage 1 and the structure above, bedroom wing
- $1.8mStage 2 of 2 - proposed 4 bdrm dwg, wood burner, open plan living, with attached gge 57 Frogmore Lane
516 consents
- New homes$2.1m
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garage
- New homes$1.4m
Construction of a res flat, containing a 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a combined kitchen & living room, pantry & 2 car gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.9m
6 Bedroom Dwelling, Open Plan Living with attached garage + Gas Fireplace & free standing, Woodsman fireplace
- Alterations and additions$1.8m
Reconstruct existing dance hall, converting the new structure into a gge & res flat
- Fires and heating$1
Amendment - wood burner changed to gas fire - bathrm/laundry layout changed - hwc location moved - skylight position lowered to Centre of bathrm
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$250k
Renovation of existing consented gge loft space to create new studio flat with own entrance & ground floor laundry
- Alterations and additions$1.9m
Stage 2 of 2 - Remaining full scope of build after stage 1: suspended floor above stage 1 and the structure above, bedroom wing
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Add of ensuite with new drainage to existing utility shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Remove existing insert wood burner & replace with a new wood burner fire
- New homes$800k
Construction of new workers accomodation house <6 people
- Garages, sheds and carports$800k
Construction new res barn building with living areas in upper level, garages on ground floor & associated landscaping
- Alterations and additions$1.1m
Proposed 3 bedroom house - Future Lot 6, 24 Station Rise Dalefield
- Pools and spas$15k
Swimming pool fence & gate - pool does not need consent as under 35000l
- New homes$1.8m
Stage 2 of 2 - proposed 4 bdrm dwg, wood burner, open plan living, with attached gge
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Alt to existing dwg: replace old fire. New blaze king chinook 30 (ashpan). Existing metro eco flue system. New 150mm stainless steel flue. Existing chimney cap. Chimney vented as per the specifications.
- Pools and spas$10k
Construction of pool fence around existing swimming pool
- New homes$2.5m
Construction of two storey dwelling with attached garage ( in parts) with underground garage - Future Lot 7
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$375k
Stage 1: alterations - convert basement gge into new office/studio (flat), add chimney/gas fire, reclad walls & roof, new windows/doors, add bedrooms/bathrooms etc
- Garages, sheds and carports$60k
Stage 1 of 2: slab & drains for dwg with attached gge for future lot 4 (waste water system & soak pits stage 2)
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$70k
Proposed bathrm renovation in an existing res dwg & a bathrm add to an existing detached sleepout
- Pools and spas$500k
Construction of pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, & gge. Gge consists of two parking spaces, a toilet & a pool plant room
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
Proposed gge
- New homes$1.8m
Construction of a single storey dwg with a detached res unit & carport
- New homes$1.5m
Construction of 2 storey dwg with attached garage and detached utility building with res flat
- Pools and spas$100k
Install Fibreglass Swimming pool and pool fencing.
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Dalefield?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.