Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Claremont
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. They also consented $112m of non-residential building work, up 78% on the year before. In the statistical area around Claremont, 11 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 873 consents we hold in Claremont, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Timaru District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Claremont’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Timaru 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 263 in 2016.
New homes in Claremont
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Claremont sits in (Hadlow) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 11 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 — Timaru 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.
- Social, cultural and religious$48.5m
3 buildings · 12,611 m² new floor area · $3,786/m² new · +472% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$23.4m
7 buildings · 5,879 m² new floor area · $1,309/m² new · +53% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$18m
10 buildings · 35,128 m² new floor area · $510/m² new · −12% on the year before
- Education$8.8m
6 buildings · 1,038 m² new floor area · $2,129/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Farm buildings$5.1m
34 buildings · 8,740 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Offices$4.4m
3 buildings · 408 m² new floor area · $2,819/m² new · +70% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2m
+67% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$1.8m
1 building · 633 m² new floor area · $2,204/m² new · −21% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$30k
−65% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$15k
−87% on the year before
Consents on record in Claremont
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 873 from 5 Apr 1993 to 27 Oct 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 heating28
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions18
4 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
- New homes17
4 in the last 12 months · typically $550k
- Garages, sheds and carports13
3 in the last 12 months · typically $56k
- Farm buildings6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- New commercial buildings5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Other new buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Pools and spas3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs2
2 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Relocated buildings2
typically $53k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1mErect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Escea TC970 Inbuilt 372 Hadlow Road
- $388kErect Dwelling & Carport/Install WWTS 576 Landsborough Road
- $250kErect Pool House 324 Claremont Road
- $250kAddition (Bedroom) & Erect Garage/Install WWTS 330 Rosebrook Road
- $250kErect pool house 324 Claremont Road
873 consents
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations (Ensuite)
- Other new buildings
AMEND B2 Modification
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$35k
Addition & Alteration (Conservatory)
- Alterations and additions
AMENDMENT Reduction in Scope of Work
- Alterations and additions$25k
Alterations
- Farm buildings$45k
Erect Pole Shed
- Fires and heating$7,000
Install Metro Xtreme Rad Woody Freestanding Woodburner
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs
AMEND Updated Verandah Wing/Bracing/Cladding & Remove Deck
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Addition (Bedroom) & Erect Garage/Install WWTS
- Alterations and additions$105k
Addition
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Tarras MK III Freestanding Woodburner
- New homes$250k
Erect Pool House
- Pools and spas$250k
Erect pool house
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Ravelli Rosa Pellet Burner
- New commercial buildings
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Flare Premier Outdoor Woodburner
- New homes$388k
Erect Dwelling & Carport/Install WWTS
- New homes$1m
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Escea TC970 Inbuilt
- Garages, sheds and carports$18k
Erect Pole Shed
- New homes$200k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage (Stage 1 - Site Works, Foundation
- Garages, sheds and carports$166k
Erect Shed
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions & Alterations/Install Maxen Kinmont 450-L
- Alterations and additions$100k
Addition (Covered Entry) & Alterations
- New homes$750k
Erect Dwelling & Install Kent Ruapehu Freestanding Woodburner/Erect
- Alterations and additions$250k
Alterations & Install Maxen Kinmont Freestanding
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Claremont?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 120 new homes consented in the Timaru District council area, with $83.2m of residential and $112m 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.