Building consents
Building consents in Balfour
Below: 17 consents we hold in Balfour, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in Balfour
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 17 from 1 Apr 2020 to 1 Mar 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.
- Fires and heating4
typically $5,750
- Alterations and additions3
1 in the last 12 months · typically $60k
- Garages, sheds and carports2
typically $48k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater1
typically $2,500
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts1
typically $1m
- New homes1
typically $450k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $1000kRbw - extension to existing house with new kitchen, living, dining, scullery wc, rumpus & laundry rooms. Alt to existing bdrm layout with new ensuite & bathrm. New internal wood burne 87 Queen Street, Balfour
17 consents
- Alterations and additions$1000k
Rbw - extension to existing house with new kitchen, living, dining, scullery wc, rumpus & laundry rooms. Alt to existing bdrm layout with new ensuite & bathrm. New internal wood burne
- Alterations and additions$15k
Internal & external alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Totara insert fire & flue heating
- Fires and heating$5,000
Installation of a new Fisher Denniston multifuel solid fuel burner - serial PFD230019 with Spiroloc flue connected to existing wetback
- Fires and heating$6,500
Install Firenzo Anthena Bay AG ECan 103157 heater
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$1m
R3 - new build. 2-storey detached main dwg & a 3-storey detached sleep out - consent granted subject to s72.
- Garages, sheds and carports$12k
New totalspan heritage barn to house personal vehicle collection.
- Fires and heating$8,000
Install yunca blenz
- Alterations and additions$60k
Foundations, water, sewerage & electrical connections, floorcoverings to interior wet areas, d1 access & solid fuel burner installation for a new 3bdrm transportable dwg
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$2,500
Add of toilet
- New homes$450k
Construct dwg with attached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$84k
Construct new detached gge
- Garages, sheds and carports$10k
Erect 3 bay carport
- Fires and heating$3,000
Install jayline freestanding wood burner
- Fires and heating$2,500
Replacing old free standing fireplace with a new one
- Fires and heating$4,500
Install inbuilt tropicair wood burner
- Garages, sheds and carports$95k
Convert existing gge into second dwg
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Suburbs in Balfour
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
Questions
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.