Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Parkside
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. In Parkside itself, 8 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 2,210 residential consents we hold in Parkside, 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 Parkside’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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Houses109
177 m² average · $531k average value · −8% on the year before
- Townhouses, flats and units11
107 m² average · $216k average value · −52% on the year before
New homes in Parkside
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Parkside. In the year to September 2026: 4 houses, 4 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Parkside
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,210 from 26 Mar 1993 to 13 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 heating59
8 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions45
7 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes15
1 in the last 12 months · typically $335k
- Relocated buildings7
typically $20k
- Garages, sheds and carports7
typically $30k
- Retaining walls4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Multiple homes4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $425k
- Other new buildings4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $975kErect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Masport Matakana 1200 15A Wellington Street
- $600kErect Four Dwelling Units 9A Edward Street
- $65kAlterations (Kitchen & Bathroom) 62 Hassall Street
- $50kErect Retaining Wall 34-48 High Street
- $20kAlteration (Ensuite) 44 Victoria Street
2,210 consents
- Retaining walls$50k
Erect Retaining Wall
- Multiple homes$600k
Erect Four Dwelling Units
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Clutha Ash Freestanding Woodburner
- Other new buildings
AMEND B2 Modification
- Alterations and additions$65k
Alterations (Kitchen & Bathroom)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Rangitata Inbuilt Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$15k
Alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Rangitata Beveled Inbuilt Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alteration (Ensuite)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Blaze King Sirocco Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Rangitata Inbuilt Woodburner
- Alterations and additions
AMEND - B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene WB Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- New homes$975k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Masport Matakana 1200
- Fires and heating$12k
To install a firenzo kompact inbuilt woodburner into detached dwgs
- Other new buildings$120k
Erect Building
- Garages, sheds and carports$250k
Erect Shed (Roncalli College)
- Alterations and additions$80k
Alterations
- Alterations and additions$20k
Alterations (Bathroom & Remove Wall)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Waimakariri ASH Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$150k
Alterations & Install Metro Ultra Xtreme Rad Freestanding
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Near Parkside
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Parkside?
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.