Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Smithfield
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: 26 commercial consents we hold in Smithfield, 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 Smithfield
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 26 from 16 Oct 1995 to 7 Aug 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.
- New commercial buildings7
typically $3.9m
- Commercial alterations5
3 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Fit-outs4
typically $100k
- Relocated buildings1
typically $45k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $280kBuilding Addition/Alterations (Accessible Entrance/Shop/Chiller) 15 Bridge Road
- $150kBuilding Addition & Alteration (Install Linkway) 50 Bridge Road
- $50kBuilding Addition (Porch) 50 Bridge Road
26 consents
- Commercial alterations$150k
Building Addition & Alteration (Install Linkway)
- Commercial alterations$50k
Building Addition (Porch)
- Commercial alterations$280k
Building Addition/Alterations (Accessible Entrance/Shop/Chiller)
- Relocated buildings$45k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Building (Stage one)
- New commercial buildings$4m
LAPSED Erect Building (Zone 1)
- Fit-outs$150k
Building Alterations (Internal Fitout - Chemist Warehouse)
- New commercial buildings
AMEND Erect Building (Amenities)
- New commercial buildings
AMEND Erect Building (Building Materials Office)
- Commercial alterations$19k
Building Alteration - (Install Racking)
- Fit-outs$50k
Building Alterations (Internal Fitout - Black and White Coffee Cartel)
- Fit-outs$50k
Building Alterations (Internal Fitout - St Pierre's Sushi)
- Commercial alterations
AMEND Erect Building (Zone 3A)(Alter Thermal Line)
- New commercial buildings
AMEND Erect Building (Zone 3B) (HVAC system changed)
- New commercial buildings$250k
Erect Pump Shed
- Fit-outs$3.4m
Erect Building (Bunnings - Stage 2 - Fitout)
- New commercial buildings$3.8m
Erect Building (Zone 3B)
- New commercial buildings$5.5m
Erect Building (Zone 3A)
- New commercial buildings$5.9m
Erect Building (Bunnings - Stage 1 - Superstructure)
- Relocated buildings$40k
Siting / Services / Foundation for Relocated Building & Building
- Commercial alterations$32k
Building Alterations
- New commercial buildings$4,500
LAPSED - Sitings/Foundations for Relocated Shed
- New commercial buildings$3.2m
Erect Venison Processing Plant
- New commercial buildings$3.4m
Erect Buildings (Cutting/bulkstore/office & Amenities)
- New commercial buildings$60k
WITHDRAWN - Erect New Building- Pelt Department
- New commercial buildings$90k
Erect Cafeteria/amenities Block
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Near Smithfield
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Smithfield?
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.