Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Commercial building consents in Ward
Councils consented $127m of non-residential building work in the Marlborough District council area in the year to September 2026, up 122% on the year before. Below: 42 commercial consents we hold in Ward, 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.
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
Non-residential work since 1991
The value consented each year, in the dollars of the day (not adjusted for inflation).
Commercial consents on record in Ward
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 42 . 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.
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
42 consents
- Commercial alterations
Extend Roof on Lime Works Building
- Commercial alterations
Upgrade Staff Amenities Block
- Commercial alterations
Hose Tower
- Relocated buildings
Relocate Wool Shed
- Farm buildings
Implement Shed
- Commercial alterations
Decking
- Farm buildings
Woolshed
- Commercial alterations
Upgrade Of Service Station
- Commercial alterations
Office/Ablution Block To Existing Rural Fire Station
- Commercial alterations
Alter Existing Garage
- Relocated buildings
Relocate Woolshed
- Commercial alterations
Workshop
- Farm buildings
Water Tank Stand & Alterations To Workshop & Haybarn
- Commercial alterations
Garage/Workshop
- Commercial alterations
Additions To Existing Motel
- Relocated buildings
Relocate Three Fabricated Units for Worker Accommodation & Waste Water Treatment System
- Commercial alterations
Addition Of Three Bays To Existing Workshop/Shed
- Commercial alterations
Extension, Remove Partitions, Install Fireplace, Install Doors and Construct Entrance Canopy
- Commercial alterations
Shed / Workshop
- Commercial alterations
Alterations/Additions To Existing Factory
- Commercial alterations
Building Alteration
- Commercial alterations
Workshop/Storage Shed
- Farm buildings
Re-Piling of Wool Shed
- Commercial alterations
Seismic Strengthening, Window Alterations & Sail Canopy Addition
- Commercial alterations
Amendment to BC190641: Installation of Suspended Ceiling
ResidentialCommercial The dots are this page of the list.
Suburbs in Ward
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Ward?
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.