Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Highfield
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: 102 commercial consents we hold in Highfield, 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 Highfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 102 from 9 Jun 1993 to 14 Feb 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 alterations15
2 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- New commercial buildings3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Demolition1
typically $90k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.8mBuilding Addition & Alterations (West Watson Block) 1-3 Wrights Avenue
- $77kBuilding Alteration (Fire Alarm Upgrade - Highfield School) 26 Rimu Street
- $20kErect Shed 1-3 Wrights Avenue
102 consents
- New commercial buildings$20k
Erect Shed
- Commercial alterations$77k
Building Alteration (Fire Alarm Upgrade - Highfield School)
- Commercial alterations$1.8m
Building Addition & Alterations (West Watson Block)
- Commercial alterations$15k
Building Alterations (Aoraki Block - Remove Walls)
- Commercial alterations
AMEND (Bracing/Sprinkler/Roofing/Heat Pump)
- Commercial alterations$40k
Building Alteration (Upgrade Fire Alarms)
- Commercial alterations$180k
Rbw - housing (detached dwg) - extend south side of dwg, create master bdrm with ensuite, create office/4th bdrm, modifications to bdrm 2
- Commercial alterations$500k
Building Alteration (Pharmacy)
- Commercial alterations$95k
Building Alterations (Boiler Room)
- Commercial alterations$3.3m
Building Additions & Alterations (Seismic Strengthening/Link Bridge/
- Commercial alterations$25k
Building alterations (convert part of gge to hobbies/gym area & install shower & toilet)
- Commercial alterations$300k
Building Alterations (Len Home - Bathrooms)
- Commercial alterations$2.7m
Building Alterations (The Croft Homestead Building)
- New commercial buildings$25k
Install Services (76A-80 Wai-iti Road)
- Commercial alterations
AMEND Building Alteration (Oakley House) (Alter Construction Details)
- Commercial alterations$380k
Building Alteration (Classroom - Oakley House)
- Demolition$90k
Demolish Building (Block C2)
- Commercial alterations$1,000
Dwg alterations (stormwater drains)
- New commercial buildings$20k
Install Services
- Commercial alterations$200k
Install Services (Carpark Extension) - New World Timaru
- New commercial buildings$3,500
Install Services
- Commercial alterations$560k
Building Additions & Alterations
- Commercial alterations$10k
Install services
- Commercial alterations$1.8m
Building Alterations (Stage 2)
- Commercial alterations$30k
Building Addition (Archgola)
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Near Highfield
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Highfield?
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.