Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Redruth
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 Redruth, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 360 consents we hold in Redruth, 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 Redruth’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 Redruth
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Redruth sits in (Timaru East) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 5 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 Redruth
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 360 from 26 Apr 1993 to 17 Jul 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.
- Relocated buildings11
5 in the last 12 months · typically $420k
- New commercial buildings7
typically $410k
- Commercial alterations5
typically $256k
- Fires and heating3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $103k
- Alterations and additions2
typically $45k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $846k
- Demolition1
typically $15k
- Multiple homes1
typically $518k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs1
typically $50k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $500kErect Relocatable Building (Santana Minerals Offices) 108 King Street
- $420kErect Relocatable Dwelling 102 King Street
- $420kErect Relocatable Dwelling 108 King Street
- $420kErect Relocatable Dwelling 102 King Street
- $200kErect Relocatable Dwelling 108 King Street
360 consents
- Relocated buildings$420k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Fires and heating
AMEND Change Weatherboards & Woodburner to Masport Kaituna
- Relocated buildings$420k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Relocated buildings$420k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Relocated buildings$500k
Erect Relocatable Building (Santana Minerals Offices)
- Relocated buildings$200k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- New commercial buildings$20k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocatable Portacom
- Commercial alterations$500k
Building Alterations (Incl Drive Through Exit)
- Alterations and additions$45k
Alterations (Kitchen/Foyer/Living/Bathroom & Remove Wall)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Kaituna Pedestal Freestanding Woodburner
- New commercial buildings$20k
Install Services Connection (Truck Wash)
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$50k
Deck replacement - remove existing decks & replace with new
- Relocated buildings$350k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- New commercial buildings$410k
Erect Building (Office)
- Fires and heating$200k
Addition & Alterations & Install Woodsman Coleridge
- Demolition$15k
Demolish Dwelling & Garage
- Relocated buildings$490k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- New commercial buildings$800k
Erect Shed (Shredding)
- Relocated buildings$300k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Building
- New commercial buildings$180k
LAPSED Erect Storage Shed/Workshop
- Relocated buildings$500k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Relocated buildings$400k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling & Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding
- New commercial buildings$500k
Erect Workshop (48 Rothwell)
- Garages, sheds and carports$846k
Erect Shed
- Relocated buildings$330k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
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Near Redruth
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Redruth?
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.