Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in West Melton
2,424 new homes were consented in the Selwyn District council area in the year to September 2026, up 58% on the year before. They also consented $216m of non-residential building work, down 17% on the year before. Below: 723 consents we hold in West Melton, searchable and on the map.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Selwyn District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Selwyn 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 1,928 in 2021.
Non-residential building work each month
The value of new and altered non-residential buildings consented — offices, shops, factories, warehouses, farm buildings, schools, hospitals — Selwyn 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.
- Warehouses and storage$102m
25 buildings · 41,166 m² new floor area · $2,457/m² new · 0% on the year before
- Education$47.9m
16 buildings · 9,976 m² new floor area · $4,028/m² new · +29% on the year before
- Farm buildings$27.5m
129 buildings · 51,611 m² new floor area · $527/m² new · +43% on the year before
- Factories and industrial$17m
8 buildings · 6,733 m² new floor area · $1,521/m² new · −62% on the year before
- Shops, restaurants and bars$9.7m
4 buildings · 3,637 m² new floor area · $1,947/m² new · −63% on the year before
- Hostels, boarding houses and prisons$6.1m
1 building · 409 m² new floor area · $3,912/m² new · −3% on the year before
- Hotels and motels$3.1m
2 buildings · 633 m² new floor area · $4,344/m² new · −32% on the year before
- Hospitals and health$1.3m
1 building · −73% on the year before
- Offices$1m
−75% on the year before
- Social, cultural and religious$825k
−92% on the year before
Consents on record in West Melton
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 723 from 1 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 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 homes275
121 in the last 12 months · typically $633k
- Fires and heating91
12 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions78
20 in the last 12 months · typically $35k
- Garages, sheds and carports50
7 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Pools and spas41
9 in the last 12 months · typically $80k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater16
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts5
typically $80k
- Commercial alterations4
1 in the last 12 months · typically $15k
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening2
1 in the last 12 months · typically $13k
- Insulation1
typically $2,000
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1.5mConstruction of multi-unit dwg - single storey 155 Silver Peaks Drive, West Melton
- $1.2mConstruction of a detached dwg - single storey with 5 473A West Melton Road, West Melton
- $1.1mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey 102 Ridgeland Way, West Melton
- $1.1mConstruction of detached dwg - single storey with 4 33 Tetbury Drive, West Melton
- $1mConstruction of detached dwg - two storey 9 Litten Lane, West Melton
723 consents
- Alterations and additions$215k
Dwg alterations - extension of house & interior
- Alterations and additions$30k
Dwg alterations - reconfigure bathrm & ensuite
- Pools and spas$120k
Construction of res swimming pool & associated
- Pools and spas$12k
Construction of res swimming pool barrier
- New homes$440k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$550k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$290k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$490k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$804k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$575k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Alterations and additions$400k
Dwg alterations - reconfiguration of spaces
- New homes$399k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$1m
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$515k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- New homes$770k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- Alterations and additions$1
Amendment - update construction details, changes to some
- Alterations and additions$1,000
Main timber lintel beam at entrance is being replaced
- New homes$60k
Construction of detached dwg - 1 bdrm domestic
- New homes$500k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$800k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$550k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$740k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
- New homes$900k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 3
- Fires and heating$6,500
Installation of solid fuel heater -yunca xander insert
- New homes$520k
Construction of detached dwg - single storey with 4
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Suburbs in West Melton
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in West Melton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 2,424 new homes consented in the Selwyn District council area, with $1.1b of residential and $216m 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.