Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Springston
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: 69 consents we hold in Springston, 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 Springston
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 69 from 1 Nov 2019 to 1 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.
- Fires and heating18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions9
2 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $70k
- New homes4
3 in the last 12 months · typically $275k
- Pools and spas3
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $255k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $65k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
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
- $745kConstruction of multi-unit dwg - single storey with 4 134 Days Road, Springston
- $300kSiting, foundation & drainage for transportable dwg built off site 3 bay steel framed shed , Springston
- $240kConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 3 15 Waterholes Road, Springston
- $50kAmendment - reclad existing roof in corrugated iron, replace 369 Goulds Road, Springston
- $40kConstruction of outbuilding ��� gge 600 Bethels Road, Springston
69 consents
- Pools and spas$5,000
Amendment - construction of res pool barrier
- Fires and heating$3,000
Coa - new fireplace was installed 18-24 months ago
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - yunca xander rural
- New homes$300k
Siting, foundation & drainage for transportable dwg built off site 3 bay steel framed shed
- Alterations and additions$1
Coa - single-storey res dwg
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - jayline
- Garages, sheds and carports$40k
Construction of outbuilding ��� gge
- Alterations and additions$10k
Dwg alterations - minor internal alterations with
- New homes$240k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Amendment - reclad existing roof in corrugated iron, replace
- Pools and spas$10k
Substitution of juralco pool fencing & glazing systems for
- New homes$745k
Construction of multi-unit dwg - single storey with 4
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport osburn 1600
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a solid fuel heater - new masport Hurunui
- Alterations and additions$400k
Dwg alterations - alterations & additions
- Alterations and additions$180k
Dwg alterations - internal reconfiguration, add
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Dwg alterations - relevelling, recladding to integra
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - yunca xander
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Dwg alterations - add of conservatory & covered
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$65k
Construction of siting, foundation, drainage & alterations
- Fires and heating$6,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - masport r5000 leg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Yunca Olli
- Pools and spas$95k
Construction of res swimming pool & associated
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of solid fuel heater - Woodsman Tarras MKIII
- Alterations and additions$20k
Substitute uPVC windows & doors for Nulook Aluminium
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Springston
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Springston?
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.