Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Treble Cone
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 the statistical area around Treble Cone, 44 new homes were consented in the same year. Below: 46 consents we hold in Treble Cone, 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 Treble Cone’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 Treble Cone
Stats NZ’s new dwellings for the statistical area Treble Cone sits in (Cardrona) — the suburb is smaller than one. In the year to September 2026: 38 houses, 6 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 Treble Cone
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 46 from 27 Feb 2015 to 14 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.
- Other new buildings1
1 in the last 12 months · typically $250k
- Alterations and additions1
typically $100k
- New commercial buildings1
typically $20k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $250kConstruction of back country hut
46 consents
- Other new buildings$250k
Construction of back country hut
- Alterations and additions$100k
Additions to existing dwelling - addition of master bedroom with ensuite and WIR
- New commercial buildings$20k
Construct platform and retaining walls to found proprietary snow making units - 2088 Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Road Wanaka
- Fires and heating$5,000
Replace old Metro fire and flue with a new clean air Metro Tiny Rad Woody - Aspiring Hut - Staff quarters - (Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Road
- Commercial alterations$5,000
HEATER 2083 Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Rd, Wanaka - Install woodburner
- Commercial alterations$100k
Alterations and additions to workers' accommodation building
- Commercial alterations$30k
Coffee shack consisting of two shipping containers
- Other new buildings$20k
Construct Staff Accommodation, Aspiring Hut
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Modification To Roof Truss
- Alterations and additions$10k
Renovations To Existing Building
- Alterations and additions$550k
Internal Alterations - The Building Consent is subject to a modification to the Building Code to the effect that Clause B2.3.1 applies from 30/06/04 instead of from the time of issue of the Code Compliance Certificate, for all building elements.
- Garages, sheds and carports$8,000
Erect A New Shed
- Demolition$5,000
Demolition
- Other new buildings$147k
Erect Two Lift Huts, Located On Treble Cone Ski Field
- Alterations and additions$260k
Alterations To Existing Building
- Fires and heating$12k
Install Woodburner, Install Skylight To Lounge
- Alterations and additions$58k
Self-Contained Relocatable Accomodation Units
- Farm buildings$273k
Erect New Woolshed And Covered Yards Building
- Alterations and additions$48k
Installation Of Sliding Roof Superbin With Concrete Walls
- Other new buildings$80k
Construction Of Worker Accomodations
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Garage & Walkway Link
- Alterations and additions$800k
Stage 1 Of 2: Construction Of Horse Arena
- Other new buildings$400k
Construction Of 2 Cottages
- Garages, sheds and carports$200k
Erect Garage & Walkway Connection
- Other new buildings$400k
Erect 2 Residential Cottages
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Questions
How many building consents were issued in Treble Cone?
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.