Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Rolleston
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 2,783 consents we hold in Rolleston, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in Rolleston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,783 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.
- New homes1,080
415 in the last 12 months · typically $416k
- Fires and heating384
68 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions256
71 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Garages, sheds and carports96
29 in the last 12 months · typically $56k
- Pools and spas53
7 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater30
5 in the last 12 months · typically $24k
- Multiple homes26
10 in the last 12 months · typically $857k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $128k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs8
3 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $4.5mConstruction of 3 adjoining 3 storey townhouses 7 Edgar Way, Rolleston
- $4.2mConstruction of 10 multi-unit dwellings - 2 storey, 4x with 3 bedrooms & 6x with 2 bedrooms & 10x garages 2-8 Mindaro Lane, Rolleston
- $3.3mConstruction of multi-unit dwelling - two storey with 3 x 2 bedrooms (units 1-3) -Construction of multi-unit dwelling - two storey with 4 x 3 bedrooms (units 4-7) -Construction of multi-unit dwelling - two storey with 3 x 2 bedrooms (units 8-10) 2-20 Liana Lane, Rolleston
- $2.2mConstruction of 5 attached dwgs with attached garages 79 Tennyson Street, Rolleston
- $1.9m6 bdrm dwg, open plan living with attached gge + gas fireplace & free standing, woodsman fireplace 8 Frogmore Way, Rolleston
2,783 consents
- New homes$800k
Erect a single-level four-bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge & detached two-bay gge.
- Alterations and additions$6,000
Amendment 2 - installation of an escea tfs1000 (leb) dry freestanding woodburner - cac253737
- Alterations and additions$30k
Amendment - add skylights, ducted heating with manhole, vent
- Alterations and additions$60k
Three meter add to existing home
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Certificate of acceptance - conservatory add
- New homes$490k
Construction of detached dwg - single story with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$57k
Construction of outbuilding - gge
- New homes$479k
Construction of multi-unit dwg - single storey 3
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwgs - 5x single storey
- New homes$440k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$50k
Dwg alterations - remaining building work for bc162571
- Alterations and additions$50k
Dwg alterations - living, dining, kitchen, bdrm,
- New homes$550k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Garages, sheds and carports$70k
Construction of pole shed - 3 bay gge & veranda
- New homes$400k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$375k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$410k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$400k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$311k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Alterations and additions$100k
Dwg alterations - additon of new master bdrm
- Alterations and additions$150k
Dwg alterations - add of 2 bedrooms
- Alterations and additions$2,000
Dwg alterations - renovation of ensuite
- New homes$520k
Construction of multi-unit dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$520k
Construction of multi-unit dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$395k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
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Suburbs in Rolleston
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Rolleston?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.