Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Albert Town
1,981 new homes were consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area in the year to September 2026, up 11% on the year before. They also consented $237m of non-residential building work, up 91% on the year before. In Albert Town itself, 10 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 2,414 consents we hold in Albert Town, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, and new homes down to statistical areas, which is how Albert Town’s own count is made.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Queenstown-Lakes 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 1,729 in 2025.
New homes in Albert Town
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area that make up most of it: Albert Town. In the year to September 2026: 7 houses, 3 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 — Queenstown-Lakes 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.
- Hotels and motels$82.4m
8 buildings · 13,675 m² new floor area · $5,115/m² new · +88% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$57.1m
15 buildings · 14,795 m² new floor area · $3,258/m² new · +61% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$25.9m
7 buildings · 3,497 m² new floor area · $6,822/m² new · +268% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$25.8m
3 buildings · 6,050 m² new floor area · $4,264/m² new
- Offices$20.7m
6 buildings · 2,766 m² new floor area · $5,998/m² new · +33% on the year before
- Education$12m
5 buildings · 2,611 m² new floor area · $4,475/m² new · +391% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$7.2m
5 buildings · 1,617 m² new floor area · $3,348/m² new · +310% on the year before
- Warehouses and storage$4.3m
3 buildings · 1,774 m² new floor area · $2,430/m² new · +100% on the year before
- Farm buildings$892k
3 buildings · 591 m² new floor area · $1,509/m² new · −75% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$800k
−93% on the year before
Consents on record in Albert Town
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 2,414 from 12 May 2014 to 24 Sep 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 homes158
33 in the last 12 months · typically $658k
- Fires and heating61
11 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions55
9 in the last 12 months · typically $90k
- Garages, sheds and carports35
5 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts18
1 in the last 12 months · typically $65k
- Relocated buildings7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $180k
- Other new buildings7
1 in the last 12 months · typically $169k
- Commercial alterations6
1 in the last 12 months · typically $50k
- Pools and spas5
2 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater5
typically $8,500
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $2mConstruction of a single storey 4 bedroom dwelling with attached garage
- $1.8mTo construct a new 3 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 15 Kanuka Rise
- $1.5mConstruct 5 bdrm dwg with attached dbl gge 283 Maungawera Valley Road
- $1.5mConstruction of single storey dwelling with attached garage 114 Fowler Lane
- $1.5mConstruction of single storey dwelling 9 Goldie Lane
2,414 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Addition of double garage to existing house
- New homes$500k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garage
- New homes$350k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garage and carport
- New homes$1.5m
Construction of single storey dwelling
- Alterations and additions$100k
Remove internal wall between lounge & dining
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install enviro ef3 Bayview fpi pellet fire - no wetback
- New homes$850k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached garage.
- Garages, sheds and carports$20k
New septic system and bathroom to existing shed
- Other new buildings$250k
Construct res flat with associated services & earthworks
- Alterations and additions$1
Alteration to single storey dwelling: new Wee Rad woody with ECO standrad flue.
- New homes$840k
Construction of single storey dwelling with attached double garage.
- New homes$485k
Construction of single storey dwelling with free standing Wee Rad Woody Wood burner.
- Relocated buildings$200k
An existing Lockwood dwelling is to be relocated from 10 Sargood Drive, Wanaka. The dwelling was originally granted a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) in 2014 under Building Consent No. BC131158. Following relocation the dwelling will be placed on a structural engineer designed and certified foundation system. The building will be connected to a specifically designed onsite wastewater treatment system including a septic tank and soakage disposal field.
- New homes$600k
Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached garage.
- Retaining walls$6,000
Construction of an engineered retaining wall & a compliant swimming pool barrier
- Fires and heating$3,000
Alt to single storey dwg: replace with new metro wee rad leg, metrofires standard flue, fexible epdm flexible cone sleeve
- New homes$700k
Construct a new dwg with associated landscaping & services
- Fires and heating$9,000
Alt to single storey dwg: install yunca xander insert wood burner with allure panel.Yunca insert flue kit - zero clearance, existing flashing
- Alterations and additions$10k
Alt to single storey dwg: remove existing open fire. Replace with escea tc970 in built fire. Tc970 in-built wood fire flue, dektite
- Fires and heating$4,000
Remove existing metro fireplace & install new metro xtreme rad fireplace
- Multiple homes$561k
New duplex dwg
- Pools and spas$200k
To install a drop in swimming pool & associated fencing
- Alterations and additions$95k
Alt to existing dwg: add a living room area to the end of an existing home & add a kitchen unit to an existing room
- New homes$700k
New 234.72m2 3 bedroom house (stage one of two stage build).
- Garages, sheds and carports$150k
Internal alt to gge constructing 4th bdrm & office. New gge constructed as replacement
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Albert Town?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 1,981 new homes consented in the Queenstown-Lakes District council area, with $1.22b of residential and $237m 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.