Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Timaru
120 new homes were consented in the Timaru District council area in the year to September 2026, down 17% on the year before. In Timaru itself, 3 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 1,032 residential consents we hold in Timaru, 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 Timaru’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 Timaru
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Timaru Central. In the year to September 2026: 1 houses, 2 townhouses and units, 0 apartments.
Residential consents on record in Timaru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,032 from 18 Mar 1993 to 2 Nov 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 additions25
4 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Fires and heating14
4 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings8
2 in the last 12 months · typically $100k
- Other new buildings4
typically $700k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater3
typically $150k
- New homes3
typically $360k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $460k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $75k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
typically $70k
- Demolition1
typically $3.3m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $20mBuilding Additions & Alterations (Redevelopment of Theatre Royal & 126 Stafford Street
- $900kConstruction of dwg with attached gge - include a detached minor unit 29 The Terrace
- $680kBuilding Alteration (Change of Use - Commercial to Dwellings) 74 Stafford Street
- $250kErect Relocatable Dwelling
- $140kBuilding Alteration (Install ATM Lobby Wall) 242 Stafford Street
1,032 consents
- Relocated buildings$55k
Siting/Foundations/Services for Relocated Dwelling
- Alterations and additions$680k
Building Alteration (Change of Use - Commercial to Dwellings)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Waimakariri ASH Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$40k
Building Alteration
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$900k
Construction of dwg with attached gge - include a detached minor unit
- Relocated buildings$250k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Alterations and additions$140k
Building Alteration (Install ATM Lobby Wall)
- Fires and heating$9,500
Install yunca monte multi fuel freestanding wood fire with 4.2m standard flue kit
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$20m
Building Additions & Alterations (Redevelopment of Theatre Royal &
- Fires and heating$5,000
Wood burner - metro wee rad (dry) leg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Tasman mkii heater in dwg
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Ravelli Rosa R70 Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$75k
Building Addition (Garage)
- Retaining walls$3.3m
Install Services, Civil and Earthworks & Erect Retaining Wall
- New homes$500k
Rbw- proposed 2 storey dwg with 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, living, dining, kitchen, butlers kitchen, family seating, bar, laundry & dbl internal gge
- Fires and heating$11k
New fireplace
- Alterations and additions$14k
Building Alterations (Fire Wall)
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Fire Report
- Alterations and additions$100k
Building Alteration (Install Lift)
- Alterations and additions$1.2m
Building Alteration (Convert First Floor to Apartments)
- Alterations and additions$150k
Rbw - extension & internal alt proposed to the existing dwg. The extension includes new bathrm, kitchen, living area & timber deck. Internal alterations proposed to the existing dwel
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner
- Relocated buildings$100k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling TRL12
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Near Timaru
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Timaru?
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.