Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Clifton
280 new homes were consented in the Tasman District council area in the year to September 2026, down 5% on the year before. They also consented $142m of non-residential building work, up 81% on the year before. In the statistical area around Clifton, 4 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 16 consents we hold in Clifton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Tasman District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Clifton’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Tasman 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 661 in 2022.
New homes in Clifton
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Clifton sits in (Pōhara-Abel Tasman) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 0 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Tasman 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.
- Shops, restaurants and bars$45.8m
7 buildings · 9,720 m² new floor area · $4,131/m² new · +25% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$27.8m
2 buildings · 4,226 m² new floor area · $6,425/m² new · +4320% on the year before
- Education$20.6m
1 building · 1,160 m² new floor area · $13,793/m² new · +458% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15m
6 buildings · 7,502 m² new floor area · $1,882/m² new · −9% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$9.3m
2 buildings · 1,979 m² new floor area · $4,118/m² new · +15% on the year before
- Offices$7.5m
3 buildings · 776 m² new floor area · $5,528/m² new · +126% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.7m
19 buildings · 8,768 m² new floor area · $575/m² new · +185% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$5.1m
3 buildings · 1,711 m² new floor area · $2,981/m² new · −2% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$4.6m
3 buildings · 1,230 m² new floor area · $3,541/m² new · +151% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$610k
1 building · 132 m² new floor area · $3,485/m² new · +4% on the year before
Consents on record in Clifton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 16 from 1 Jan 2020 to 1 Mar 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 heating6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $6,750
- Alterations and additions1
typically $20k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $100k
- Pools and spas1
typically $25k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $75k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $6,000Install freestanding wood burner 146 Clifton Road
16 consents
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Relocated buildings$75k
Relocate pre-built pod & install waste water design.
- Pools and spas$25k
Install glass pool barrier
- Fires and heating$6,000
Install freestanding pellet fire
- Fires and heating$12k
Install freestanding wood burner with existing wetback
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install freestanding wood burner
- Alterations and additions$20k
Internal & external alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$7,500
Replace existing wood burner with woodsman freestanding
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$100k
Alterations to existing dwg & upgrade on-site
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install sculpt freestanding wood burner
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$135k
Repairs & alterations to existing dwg
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install freestanding metro wood burner
- Alterations and additions$10k
Geo-technical remediation work which includes palisade pole
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install masport freestanding wood burner
- New homes$450k
Construct new dwg with masport freestanding wood burner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Clifton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 280 new homes consented in the Tasman District council area, with $166m of residential and $142m 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.