Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Marlborough
Councils consented $127m of non-residential building work in the Marlborough Region in the year to September 2026, up 122% on the year before. Below: 6,073 commercial consents we hold in Marlborough, searchable and on the map.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Councils compared
The year to September 2026 against the year before.
| Council | Non-residential | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Marlborough District | $127m | +122% |
Commercial consents on record in Marlborough
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 6,073 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 Jun 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.
- Commercial alterations19
4 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- New commercial buildings6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $1.1m
- Fit-outs2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $55k
- Demolition1
typically $30k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.4mThree bdrm plus office dwg with attached dbl gge 43B Wairau Road, Picton
- $51kGge/pottery workshop 32 Tirimoana Terrace, Anakiwa
- $23kCommercial alterations 9 Nosworthy Street, Blenheim
- $10kConstruct inter-tenancy firewall 64 David Street, Yelverton
- $2,000Install new free standing wood burner 2-4 Wakefield Street, Seddon
6,073 consents
- Commercial alterations$1
Amendment to bc240396 - plumbing & drainage alterations & add of veranda
- Commercial alterations$23k
Commercial alterations
- Commercial alterations$2,000
Install new free standing wood burner
- New commercial buildings$1.4m
Three bdrm plus office dwg with attached dbl gge
- Commercial alterations$51k
Gge/pottery workshop
- Fit-outs$10k
Construct inter-tenancy firewall
- Commercial alterations$54k
New gge
- Commercial alterations$2m
Rbw - alterations & additions to existing villa to include new ensuite, office, lift, laundry, kitchen, bdrm, bathrm & attic. New folly to garden with ensuite.
- Commercial alterations$120k
Rbw extension to kitchen & bdrm / ensuite, internal alt to create office & f/s woodsman solid fuel burner (replacement)
- New commercial buildings$1.5m
Proposed one new three-storey building comprising of two res units with three bedrooms / two bathrooms on upper floors & one commercial unit with one office / one bathrm / one kitchenette
- Commercial alterations$100k
Replace kitchen joinery & cooker with new joinery & appliances
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Install freestanding woodfire & flue - kent Cardrona
- New commercial buildings$2.5m
Rbw - two new dbl storey res dwgs, each with 3 bedrooms, office, 2 bath, internal dbl gge, concrete slab foundation, vertical cedar shiplap wall cladding, colorsteel longrun roof
- Commercial alterations$50k
Gge with workshop
- New commercial buildings$600k
2 x attached dwgs with attached gge 95 Charles St Rangiora lot 3 DP 343663
- Commercial alterations$35k
Gge/pipework for future laundry/new shower in office
- Commercial alterations$57k
Gge/shed - no services construction of a new gge & workshop
- Commercial alterations$20k
Commercial alterations - add of commercial kitchen
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Install new metro tiny rad freestanding woodburner
- Commercial alterations$5,000
Exemption - housing (detached dwg) - insulate walls
- Commercial alterations$50k
Storage shed / workshop
- Fit-outs$100k
Internal fit out
- New commercial buildings$860k
Construct single storey dwg with attached gge - 117 Spur Ridge Rise, Hanleys Farm
- Commercial alterations$1
Amendment 1 - changes to windows, skylight, & first floor office layout & bracing
- Commercial alterations$15k
Change of use from single household unit to sleeping accommodation
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Towns and cities in Marlborough
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
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.