Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in West End
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 West End itself, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 2,259 consents we hold in West End, 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 West End’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 West End
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Fraser Park. 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 West End
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,259 from 17 Mar 1993 to 19 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.
- Fires and heating70
16 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions57
8 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes18
5 in the last 12 months · typically $403k
- Commercial alterations15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $150k
- Garages, sheds and carports14
1 in the last 12 months · typically $20k
- Other new buildings5
1 in the last 12 months
- New commercial buildings5
typically $15k
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs3
typically $30k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater2
1 in the last 12 months
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts2
typically $55k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $850kErect Dwelling with Attached Garage 323 Church Street
- $701kErect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Blaze King Sirocco 341 Church Street
- $400kErect Dwelling 27B Oxford Street
- $300kBuilding Addition & Alterations (Thomas House - Dining Hall) 211 North Street
- $299kErect Dwelling with Attached Garage 62A Avenue Road
2,259 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater
AMEND Drainage / Floor Level / Patio
- New homes$850k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage
- New homes$400k
Erect Dwelling
- Alterations and additions
AMEND B2 Modification
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Waimakariri ASH Freestanding Woodburner
- Commercial alterations$300k
Building Addition & Alterations (Thomas House - Dining Hall)
- Fires and heating$20k
Alterations & Install Masport Hurunui Leg Freestanding
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Hurunui Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Maxen Cargill 350-D Freestanding Woodburner
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alterations
- New homes$299k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage
- New homes$299k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene WB Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Kanaku Freestanding Woodburner
- New homes$701k
Erect Dwelling with Attached Garage & Install Blaze King Sirocco
- Fires and heating$5,000
Instal Masport Rangitata Inbuilt Woodburner
- Commercial alterations$150k
Building Alteration (Simmers Block)
- Alterations and additions$30k
Alterations (Kitchen)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Kaituna Leg Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Rangitata Beveled Inbuilt Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Masport Kaituna Pedestal Freestanding Woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Coleridge (Pedestal) Freestanding Woodburner
- Garages, sheds and carports$120k
Erect Shed (Caretakers)
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install Woodsman Serene Freestanding Woodburner
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in West End?
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.