Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Fortrose
187 new homes were consented in the Southland District council area in the year to September 2026, up 36% on the year before. They also consented $70.1m of non-residential building work, down 3% on the year before. In the statistical area around Fortrose, 5 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 10 consents we hold in Fortrose, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Southland District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Fortrose’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Southland 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 176 in 2019.
New homes in Fortrose
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Fortrose sits in (Wyndham-Catlins) — the suburb is smaller than one. 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 — Southland 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.
- Farm buildings$31.1m
123 buildings · 74,108 m² new floor area · $417/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$15.8m
7 buildings · 1,226 m² new floor area · $7,456/m² new · −54% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$13m
5 buildings · 5,526 m² new floor area · $2,054/m² new · +152% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.5m
3 buildings · 2,420 m² new floor area · $1,843/m² new · +445% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$2m
1 building · 267 m² new floor area · $5,243/m² new · +57% on the year before
- Education$1.2m
−77% on the year before
- Offices$1.2m
+337% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$887k
1 building · 315 m² new floor area · $2,063/m² new · −46% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$470k
1 building · 45 m² new floor area · $9,333/m² new · +47% on the year before
Consents on record in Fortrose
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 10 from 1 Aug 2019 to 1 May 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 homes2
typically $838k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $8,200
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $1
- Fires and heating1
typically $4,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $2,000
- Relocated buildings1
typically $80k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $8,200Add toilet & basin with small hwc to hobby room 49 Neva Street
10 consents
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$8,200
Add toilet & basin with small hwc to hobby room
- New homes$343k
New 2 bdrm dwg
- New homes$1.3m
New 4 bdrm house, open living space (2 covered areas), separate lounge & an attached dbl gge.
- Garages, sheds and carports$1
Amendment - removal of mitek pole shed from the consented plans
- Fires and heating$4,500
Fire installation - freestanding masport extreme pedestal
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$2,000
COA - add tiny home
- Relocated buildings$80k
The building works involve the relocation of a 1-bdrm house. The house will be constructed on driven timber piles. The storm water will be drained to a storage tank, & foul water will be drained to the underground tank on site.
- New homes$400k
Build new two bdrm dwg
- Fires and heating$2,000
Install new masport fire freestanding
- Fires and heating$3,500
Install used yunca blenz multi fuel heater
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Near Fortrose
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Fortrose?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 187 new homes consented in the Southland District council area, with $111m of residential and $70.1m 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.