Building consents · Stats NZ figures to September 2026
Building consents in Carterton
35 new homes were consented in the Carterton District council area in the year to September 2026, down 33% on the year before. They also consented $5.3m of non-residential building work, down 33% on the year before.
Stats NZ publishes building consents down to the council, so the official figures on this page are for the Carterton District council area.
New homes consented each month
Dwellings in new building consents, Carterton 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 127 in 2007.
HousesTownhouses, units and 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 — Carterton 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.
Factories and industrial$2.2m
4 buildings · 1,740 m² new floor area · $1,260/m² new · +218% on the year before
Farm buildings$1.7m
14 buildings · 3,008 m² new floor area · $526/m² new · −41% on the year before
Offices$862k
1 building · 221 m² new floor area · $3,900/m² new
Warehouses and storage$480k
1 building · 480 m² new floor area · $1,000/m² new · −88% on the year before
Hotels and motels$88k
1 building · 108 m² new floor area · $815/m² new
Shops, restaurants and bars$35k
−56% on the year before
Consents on record in Carterton
We do not hold any consents in Carterton yet. They arrive as councils publish their records; the official figures above count every one.
Questions
How many building consents were issued in Carterton?
In the year to September 2026, Stats NZ counted 35 new homes consented in the Carterton District council area, with $25.9m of residential and $5.3m 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.