Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Residential building consents in Cattle Flat
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. Below: 8 residential consents we hold in Cattle Flat, 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.
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.
What kind of homes
New dwellings consented in the year to September 2026, by type, with the average floor area and value Stats NZ’s figures give.
- Townhouses, flats and units1,046
110 m² average · $419k average value · +25% on the year before
- Houses741
201 m² average · $880k average value · +27% on the year before
- Apartments147
56 m² average · $186k average value · −37% on the year before
- Retirement village units47
143 m² average · $510k average value · −64% on the year before
Residential consents on record in Cattle Flat
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 8 from 11 Aug 2021 to 10 Dec 2021. 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.
- Garages, sheds and carports1
typically $1.4m
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
8 consents
- Garages, sheds and carports$1.4m
Stage 2 of 2: Construction of dwelling with attached garage (wall and roof cladding, internal fitout) - West Wanaka Station, 455 West Wanaka Road
- Garages, sheds and carports$400k
Stage1 of 2: Construction of dwelling with attached garage - 455 West Wanaka Road, Wanaka
- Garages, sheds and carports$7,000
Erect Strongbuilt Kitset Farm Shed
- Alterations and additions$3,000
Install 2 X Logburners
- Fires and heating$1,400
Replace Pot Belly With Log Burner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$4,455
Install Norski Closed Vault Toilet At West Wanaka Station
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$19k
Convert Bathroom Into Toilet, Bedroom 2 Into New Bathroom
- Alterations and additions$26k
Replace Haybarns
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Near Cattle Flat
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Cattle Flat?
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.