Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Stratford
Councils consented $8.3m of non-residential building work in the Stratford District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. Below: 8 commercial consents we hold in Stratford, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Stratford 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 — Stratford 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.
- Farm buildings$3.2m
16 buildings · 5,885 m² new floor area · $536/m² new · +102% on the year before
- Offices$2.5m
−65% on the year before
- Education$1.8m
1 building · 176 m² new floor area · $1,591/m² new · +629% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$517k
1 building · 90 m² new floor area · $3,000/m² new · +223% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$119k
−85% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$100k
+1329% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$100k
- Hospitals and health$60k
−40% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$10k
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 Stratford
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8 from 1 Oct 2019 to 1 Aug 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 alterations5
typically $35k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $250k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
8 consents
- Commercial alterations$30k
Convert workshop above gge to self-contained unit, insulate exterior walls, install warmington studio stove 14 heater & fire rating to gge ceiling
- New commercial buildings$250k
Construction of a one-bdrm res unit with bathrm & kitchen & separate new retail unit with an attached studio containing bathrm & kitchen & two carports. Shared courtyard/access to broadway. Car parking & access off the strand
- Commercial alterations$80k
Dwg extension, convert bdrm into office
- Commercial alterations$60k
new dbl gge/workshop 12.0 x 7.8 x 2.4
- Commercial alterations$20k
New 6.0m x 5.4m gge/workshop
- Commercial alterations$35k
Dbl gge with workshop
- Commercial alterations$20k
Internal alterations to pre existing shed to make & office/sleepout
- Commercial alterations$36k
New stand-alone dbl gge workshop (9.0 x 2.7 m).
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Stratford
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Stratford?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 40 new homes consented in the Stratford District council area, with $23.3m of residential and $8.3m 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.