Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Scarborough
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 Scarborough, 1 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 75 consents we hold in Scarborough, 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 Scarborough’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 Scarborough
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Scarborough sits in (Fairview) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 1 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 Scarborough
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 75 from 8 Dec 1994 to 30 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.
- Alterations and additions5
typically $275k
- Fires and heating4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $5,400
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $35k
- Farm buildings1
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $175k
- New homes1
typically $714k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $5,000Install Escea TFS850 Freestanding Woodburner 33 Scarborough Road
75 consents
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Escea TFS850 Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Addition/Alterations & Install Herald 8 Boiler Freestanding
- Fires and heating$150k
Dwg add/alterations & install herald 8 boiler freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$5,950
Alt to dwg - installation of a firenzo stella, freestanding dry woodburner, cac231103
- Fires and heating$5,800
Alt to dwg - installation of a masport Akaroa mkii ash, freestanding dry woodburner, cac242080
- Alterations and additions$400k
Alterations to dwg - add of ensuite & walk-in-robe in bdrm 2, alterations to living area 2, dressing & ensuite in master bdrm, guest bathrm, kitchen & new canopy
- Garages, sheds and carports$175k
Erect Garage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport LE4000 Inbuilt Woodburner
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Foundations - Windows/Doors - Linkway Roof Structure
- New homes$714k
LAPSED - Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage
- Alterations and additions$800k
Additions & Alterations/Install Nectre N65 Freestanding
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$35k
Replace Septic Tank
- Farm buildings
AMEND Erect Pole Shed (B2 Modification)
- Other new buildings
AMEND Siting/Footing/Foundation for Two Relocated Buildings
- New homes
AMEND Erect Dwelling (Alter Bracing / Drainage / Flashings)
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Siting/Services/Foundations for Two Relocated Buildings (Alter
- New homes$420k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Masport R3000L
- Alterations and additions$90k
Additions
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs$70k
Addition & Alterations (Erect Attached Deck)
- Other new buildings$409k
Siting/Foundations/Footings for Two Relocated Buildings/
- Farm buildings$55k
Erect Implement Shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Erect Carport
- Alterations and additions$200
Erect Marquee (25/10/2017 - 01/11/2017)
- New homes$517k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Masport F3000
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Firenzo Contessa RU Freestanding Woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Scarborough?
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.