Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Dalefield
Councils consented $237m of non-residential building work in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 91% on the year before. Below: 13 commercial 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.
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
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 Dalefield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 13 from 29 Feb 2024 to 29 Feb 2024. 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.
- Commercial alterations1
typically $250k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
13 consents
- Commercial alterations$250k
Alterations to existing dwelling - create multi-unit dwelling via alterations to garage and connection of garage to main dwelling - 386 Littles Road, Dalefield
- Farm buildings$92k
New Glasshouse & Implement Shed
- Farm buildings$2,500
Return Tank Pit For Glasshouse System
- New commercial buildings$20k
New Workshop Including Pergola
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Alterations To Workshop
- New commercial buildings$2,500
Erect New Garage And Workshop
- Farm buildings$12k
Erect Implement Shed
- New commercial buildings$11k
Erect Sleepout, Office & Storage Building.
- Farm buildings$2,500
Erect Greenhouse
- Farm buildings$10k
Additions To Implement Shed
- New commercial buildings$50k
Erect Workshop
- New commercial buildings$23k
Construction Of Workshop
- Commercial alterations$1,000
Install Fire Appliance In Workshop
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Near Dalefield
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.