Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Timaru
Councils consented $112m of non-residential building work in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, up 78% on the year before. Below: 3,077 commercial consents we hold in Timaru, 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.
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
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 Timaru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 3,077 from 22 Mar 1993 to 2 Nov 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.
- Commercial alterations199
26 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- New commercial buildings188
33 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Fit-outs20
4 in the last 12 months · typically $188k
- Farm buildings19
2 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Relocated buildings8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $48k
- Demolition4
typically $450k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $9.5mErect Building (Museum) 126 Stafford Street, Timaru
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 24) Stage 1 130 Seadown Road, Washdyke
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 23) , Washdyke
- $2.6mErect Building (Workshop) , Washdyke
- $2mErect Shed 214 Beaconsfield Flat Road, Pareora West
3,077 consents
- New commercial buildings$2m
Erect Shed
- New commercial buildings$100k
Erect Shed
- New commercial buildings$152k
Erect Building (Library)
- New commercial buildings$3.5m
Erect Building (Shed 23)
- New commercial buildings$20k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- New commercial buildings$100k
Erect Shed
- New commercial buildings$50k
Install Services
- New commercial buildings$83k
Erect Shed
- Relocated buildings$30k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocatable Building
- Commercial alterations$100k
Building Alterations (Shed 21 - Stage 2 Fire Report & Cladding)
- Farm buildings$45k
Erect Pole Shed
- Commercial alterations$150k
Building Addition & Alteration (Install Linkway)
- Commercial alterations$1.1m
Building Addition & Alteration (Facade & Link Building) - Stage 2
- New commercial buildings$20k
Install Wastewater Treatment System
- New commercial buildings
AMEND Civil Works
- Commercial alterations$300k
Building Addition & Alterations (Thomas House - Dining Hall)
- New commercial buildings$510k
Building Addition (Office)
- Commercial alterations$100k
Building Alterations (Shed 24) Stage 2 Cladding/Roofing & Fire Report
- New commercial buildings$350k
Erect Building (Cold Store Offices)
- New commercial buildings$200k
Erect Shed
- Commercial alterations$45k
Building Alterations
- Commercial alterations$50k
Building Addition (Porch)
- Commercial alterations$2,000
Change of Use (Care Home to Offices)
- New commercial buildings$80k
Erect Shed (Office & Bathroom)/Install WWTS
- New commercial buildings$3.5m
Erect Building (Shed 24) Stage 1
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Timaru
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Washdyke16 / 689
- Parkside7 / 199
- Timaru5 / 483
- Kerrytown4 / 82
- Timaru Port3 / 145
- West End3 / 106
- Highfield3 / 102
- Marchwiel3 / 96
- Rosewill3 / 46
- Pareora West3 / 39
- Smithfield3 / 26
- Claremont2 / 128
- Hadlow2 / 44
- Seaview2 / 43
- Watlington2 / 27
- Levels1 / 124
- Redruth1 / 118
- Waimataitai1 / 78
- Maori Hill1 / 45
- Glenwood1 / 29
- Salisbury1 / 18
- Gleniti0 / 93
- Levels Valley0 / 73
- Fairview0 / 56
- Kensington0 / 39
- Otipua Creek0 / 38
- Oceanview0 / 34
- Washdyke Flat0 / 32
- Normanby0 / 27
- Scarborough0 / 11
- Adair0 / 7
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Timaru?
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.