Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Marlborough
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough Region 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. Below: 53,579 consents we hold in Marlborough, searchable and on the map.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, the Marlborough Region, 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.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — the Marlborough Region, 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
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | New homes | Change | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough District | 203 | +16% | $127m | +122% |
Consents on record in Marlborough
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 53,579 from 1 Jul 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.
- Fires and heating981
162 in the last 12 months · typically $6,000
- Alterations and additions542
102 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes396
52 in the last 12 months · typically $448k
- Garages, sheds and carports230
40 in the last 12 months · typically $46k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater167
30 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Pools and spas148
12 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts61
8 in the last 12 months · typically $125k
- Relocated buildings49
8 in the last 12 months · typically $45k
- Multiple homes46
22 in the last 12 months · typically $1.2m
- Retaining walls42
9 in the last 12 months · typically $47k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6mRbw - multi-unit development proposed. Building 1 with 5 units (lot 1-5); building 2 with 4 units (lot 6-9); & building 3 with 6 units (lot 10-15). Each unit includes 2 bedrooms, 1.5-2.5 bathrooms, 41 Milton Terrace, Picton
- $2.8mRbw - proposed 6 x two-storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1,4,5: each unit includes 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lounge, dining, kitchen, family room & an attached single gge. Lot 2 unit includes 2 bedro 21 Milton Terrace, Picton
- $2.6m2 x 2 storey multi-unit dwgs - 7 x 3 bdrm domestic dwgs 22 Russell Street, Picton
- $2.3mRbw - construction of four two-storey detached dwgs, each comprising four bedrooms, 2.5 to 3 bathrooms, a kitchen, dining area, living room, sitting area, laundry & an internal gge. The work 24 Ngaio Street, Rārangi
- $2.1mRbw - construction of 2 detached dwgs [lots 1, 6] & 4 duplex dwgs [lots 2-5] - 6 units total. Lots 1 & 6 each features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 1 wc, open plan, kitchen, dining, lo 42 Milton Terrace, Picton
53,579 consents
- Fires and heating$9,500
R1 - installation of a new freestanding pyro fires wood burner & new metrofires flue system.
- Multiple homes$515k
Duplex dwgs (lots 76 & 77)
- New homes$276k
Dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$80k
Wastewater system
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$7,000
Install quick release services for caravan/mobile tiny home
- Alterations and additions$40k
Res additions & alterations lower joists under new level entry shower, remove non-load bearing wall between toilet & bathrm, replace assumed bracing.
- Multiple homes$650k
Construct a single storey detached dwg with four housing - detached dwgs
- Fires and heating$4,000
Installation of a new freestanding metro wee rad base housing - detached dwgs
- Alterations and additions$1
Durability modification amendment under sec67 of the house alt/additions
- Alterations and additions$120k
Add to existing dwg to provide a new bdrm bathrm.
- Alterations and additions$25k
R2 - alt to existing two-storey dwg including removal of wall & new beam.
- New homes$490k
Dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Garages & or shed
- Alterations and additions$250k
Res alterations & additions
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$36k
Wastewater system & dwg remedial work
- Alterations and additions$90k
Bdrm alterations & bathrm upgrades
- New homes$1.4m
Dwg
- Garages, sheds and carports$50k
Shed & retaining wall
- Alterations and additions$80k
Res alterations & additions
- Multiple homes$6m
Rbw - multi-unit development proposed. Building 1 with 5 units (lot 1-5); building 2 with 4 units (lot 6-9); & building 3 with 6 units (lot 10-15). Each unit includes 2 bedrooms, 1.5-2.5 bathrooms,
- Multiple homes$2.8m
Rbw - proposed 6 x two-storey standalone dwgs. Lot 1,4,5: each unit includes 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, lounge, dining, kitchen, family room & an attached single gge. Lot 2 unit includes 2 bedro
- Retaining walls$18k
Replacement timber pole retaining wall.
- Alterations and additions$120k
Rbw - existing single level house with proposed new ensuite & small add at the rear of the house. New balustrade to existing deck.
- Alterations and additions$750k
Rbw - additions & alterations to existing 2 storey detached dwg. Add to basement gge. Dining room & covered deck add to main floor. Internal alterations including kitchen, laundr
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alt existing bathrm to form a new wet floor shower
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Towns and cities in Marlborough
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Blenheim243 / 26,449
- Picton92 / 5,777
- Havelock35 / 2,166
- Renwick33 / 4,512
- Marlborough Sounds18 / 2,879
- Linkwater11 / 1,001
- Riverlands9 / 1,170
- Seddon8 / 1,890
- Spring Creek5 / 889
- Wairau Valley4 / 1,289
- Rai Valley3 / 538
- Ōkiwi Bay3 / 332
- Waihōpai Valley2 / 654
- Dillons Point1 / 239
- Fairhall0 / 1,126
- Ward0 / 414
- Mount Pleasant0 / 151
- St. Arnaud0 / 25
- Kaikōura0 / 9
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Marlborough?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough Region, 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.