Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Washdyke
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 Washdyke itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 1,646 consents we hold in Washdyke, 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 Washdyke’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 Washdyke
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Washdyke. 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 Washdyke
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,646 from 27 Mar 1993 to 6 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.
- New commercial buildings73
10 in the last 12 months · typically $680k
- Commercial alterations42
5 in the last 12 months · typically $75k
- Alterations and additions18
3 in the last 12 months · typically $109k
- Other new buildings17
8 in the last 12 months · typically $667k
- Fires and heating17
2 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Relocated buildings16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $490k
- Garages, sheds and carports10
3 in the last 12 months · typically $105k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater4
2 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Fit-outs3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Demolition1
typically $5,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 21) (Stage 1 - Civil & Foundations) 8 Timaru-Temuka Highway
- $3.5mAMEND - Civil Drawings/Foundations/Pre Cast Panels 8 Timaru-Temuka Highway
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 23)
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 24) Stage 1 130 Seadown Road
- $3.5mErect Building (Shed 22) 130 Seadown Road
1,646 consents
- New commercial buildings$3.5m
Erect Building (Shed 23)
- Other new buildings
AMEND Civil Works
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
AMEND Sewer Connection & Stormwater Updated (Hampidjan Warehouse
- Commercial alterations$100k
Building Alterations (Shed 21 - Stage 2 Fire Report & Cladding)
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations
- Alterations and additions
AMEND Update Floor Plan & B2 Modification
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Other new buildings
AMEND Cladding
- New commercial buildings$510k
Building Addition (Office)
- Commercial alterations$100k
Building Alterations (Shed 24) Stage 2 Cladding/Roofing & Fire Report
- New commercial buildings$350k
Erect Building (Cold Store Offices)
- Commercial alterations$45k
Building Alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Hurunui Ash Freestanding Woodburner
- Other new buildings
AMEND B2 Modification
- Other new buildings$3.5m
AMEND - Civil Drawings/Foundations/Pre Cast Panels
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Erect Building (Shed 22) - Install Cladding/Fire Systems - Stage 2
- New commercial buildings$3.5m
Erect Building (Shed 24) Stage 1
- New commercial buildings$300k
Erect Building (Offices)
- New commercial buildings$2.6m
Erect Building (Workshop)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene (WB) Freestanding Woodburner
- Commercial alterations$27k
Building Alteration (Upgrade Fire Alarm System)
- Relocated buildings$820k
Erect Relocatable Dwelling
- Other new buildings$195k
Erect Building (Hampidjan Warehouse, Stage 1 - Civil Works)
- Other new buildings$2.3m
Erect Building (Hampidjan Warehouse, Stage 2 - Warehouse & Office/
- New commercial buildings$20k
AMEND - Additional Drainage and Services to Toilet Block
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Near Washdyke
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Washdyke?
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.