Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Wairau Valley
203 new homes were consented in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 16% on the year before. They also consented $127m of non-residential building work, up 122% on the year before. Below: 1,289 consents we hold in Wairau Valley, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Marlborough District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Marlborough 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 487 in 2007.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Marlborough 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.
- Education$46m
2 buildings · 4,872 m² new floor area · $2,165/m² new · +471% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$45.8m
4 buildings · 8,086 m² new floor area · $5,349/m² new · +7915% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$9.8m
3 buildings · 5,588 m² new floor area · $1,339/m² new · +12% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$6.6m
7 buildings · 1,131 m² new floor area · $1,387/m² new · +14% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$5.9m
2 buildings · 772 m² new floor area · $2,497/m² new · −70% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$4.9m
3 buildings · 759 m² new floor area · $6,251/m² new · +118% on the year before
- Farm buildings$3.1m
40 buildings · 5,993 m² new floor area · $507/m² new · +54% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$2.4m
−54% on the year before
- Offices$1.9m
2 buildings · 237 m² new floor area · $4,979/m² new · −50% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$700k
−46% on the year before
Consents on record in Wairau Valley
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,289 from 1 Nov 2020 to 1 Jun 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 heating9
3 in the last 12 months · typically $6,200
- Garages, sheds and carports5
1 in the last 12 months · typically $95k
- Alterations and additions5
typically $50k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $1
- Pools and spas1
typically $2,300
- Relocated buildings1
typically $150k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $35kPole shed 44 Cooper Street, Wairau Valley
- $8,000Free-standing firenzo contessa ru solid fuel heater with wetback 2380 State Highway 63, Wairau Valley
- $6,200New metro wee rad solid fuel heater 2611 State Highway 63, Wairau Valley
- $5,000Alt to dwg - installation of metro mega rad, freestanding, dry, wood burner, cac-156727 11 Church Lane, Wairau Valley
1,289 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$35k
Pole shed
- Fires and heating$5,000
Alt to dwg - installation of metro mega rad, freestanding, dry, wood burner, cac-156727
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free-standing firenzo contessa ru solid fuel heater with wetback
- Fires and heating$6,200
New metro wee rad solid fuel heater
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$1
Amendment to bc220454 - alternative wastewater system & stormwater drainage
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment to bc250389 - removal of kitchen
- Alterations and additions$40k
Dwg relocation
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing pyro classic solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free standing maxen kinmont solid fuel heater with wetback
- Garages, sheds and carports$56k
Garages & or shed
- Relocated buildings$150k
Install pile & subfloor system suitable for relocated house. Install oset system compliant with council regulations. Install rain water disposal, collection tank, pump & filtration systems.
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Garages & or shed
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Pole shed
- Alterations and additions$50k
Alterations to dwg - change to layout of bathrm & add of ensuite
- Fires and heating$8,000
Free-standing pyro mini solid fuel heater
- Pools and spas$2,300
Swimming pool fencing
- Fires and heating$4,000
Free standing woodsman Brunner mkii solid fuel heater
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free-standing woodsman Tasman mkii solid fuel heater
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res alterations & additions
- Fires and heating$5,000
Free standing salamander hobbit log fire
- Garages, sheds and carports$100k
Garages & or shed
- Alterations and additions$50k
Res alterations & additions
- Garages, sheds and carports$37k
Garages & or shed
- Pools and spas$4,000
Pool fencing
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$42k
Gge with attached sleepout
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Wairau Valley
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Wairau Valley?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 203 new homes consented in the Marlborough District council area, with $116m of residential and $127m 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.