Building consents
Building consents in Timaru
Below: 1,925 consents we hold in Timaru, searchable and on the map.
Consents on record in Timaru
Individual building consents we hold, each on its property: 1,925 from 1 Aug 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.
- Fires and heating519
91 in the last 12 months · typically $5,000
- Alterations and additions294
58 in the last 12 months · typically $30k
- New homes153
28 in the last 12 months · typically $525k
- Garages, sheds and carports127
21 in the last 12 months · typically $40k
- Relocated buildings41
6 in the last 12 months · typically $120k
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater19
4 in the last 12 months · typically $10k
- Pools and spas15
3 in the last 12 months · typically $85k
- Multiple homes14
3 in the last 12 months · typically $1.3m
- Decks, pergolas and verandahs14
typically $27k
- Retaining walls13
2 in the last 12 months · typically $25k
Consents on record by month
The last three years. A recent dip is often records still to arrive.
Largest in the last 12 months
- $3mConstruction of 7 attached dwgs with 6 attached garages in 2 buildings 45 Lindsay Street, Marchwiel
- $2.3mConstruction of 8 attached dwgs in 3 buildings 5 Chaucer Street, Highfield
- $1.7mDwg additions & alt & install warmington nouveau outdoor open wood fire 416 Pages Road, Gleniti
- $1.7mNew dwg with attached gge & install wastewater treatment system 418 Landsborough Road, Otipua Creek
- $1.5mNew dwg with attached gge & install escea tc970 mk2 inbuilt woodburner & wwts/erect pole shed 273 Spur Road, Hadlow
1,925 consents
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$50k
Reclad upper floor of existing two storey dwg
- Alterations and additions$150k
Dwg alterations 40 quarry Rd Whiterock lot 2 dp 522661
- Multiple homes$3m
Construction of 7 attached dwgs with 6 attached garages in 2 buildings
- Multiple homes$2.3m
Construction of 8 attached dwgs in 3 buildings
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$495k
Rbw - reclad - partial reclad proposed to existing dwg, with new bevel back timber weatherboards over cavity, new aluminium joinery & new lower roof. Existing brick veneer & joinery within br
- Repairs, recladding and strengthening$150k
Reroof & reclad dwg, alt internal layout
- Alterations and additions$5,000
Remove load bearing walls to create open plan kitchen & dining in dwg
- Alterations and additions$750k
Convert existing church building into a habitable dwg
- Alterations and additions$1
Amend add bathrm
- New homes$523k
New dwg
- Alterations and additions$45k
Dwg alt
- Fires and heating$374k
Dwg add & alterations & install masport Akaroa mkii freestanding woodburner
- Alterations and additions$150k
Dwg alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install metro mega rad freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install woodsman Tarras dry mkiii freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Waimakariri ash freestanding woodburner
- Plumbing, drainage and wastewater$20k
Install wastewater treatment system
- Alterations and additions$1.7m
Dwg additions & alt & install warmington nouveau outdoor open wood fire
- Relocated buildings$185k
Erect relocatable dwg
- Relocated buildings$185k
Erect relocatable dwg
- Alterations and additions$25k
Dwg alterations
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install maxen kinmont 350h-p wetback freestanding woodburner
- Fires and heating$5,000
Install masport Waimakariri ash freestanding woodburner
- Minor dwellings and sleepouts$900k
Construction of dwg with attached gge - include a detached minor unit
- New homes$940k
Construction of dwg with attached gge
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Suburbs in Timaru
Where the consents we hold are, most in the last 12 months first.
- Gleniti28 / 235
- Highfield24 / 243
- Marchwiel23 / 188
- West End14 / 111
- Watlington14 / 101
- Waimataitai11 / 112
- Levels11 / 66
- Glenwood10 / 102
- Seaview10 / 96
- Claremont9 / 63
- Kensington7 / 82
- Oceanview7 / 78
- Otipua Creek7 / 39
- Parkside6 / 102
- Levels Valley6 / 30
- Maori Hill5 / 47
- Fairview5 / 37
- Hadlow5 / 29
- Timaru5 / 27
- Rosewill5 / 24
- Kerrytown4 / 23
- Washdyke3 / 26
- Normanby3 / 18
- Pareora West2 / 9
- Washdyke Flat1 / 14
- Salisbury1 / 7
- Scarborough0 / 8
- Redruth0 / 6
- Adair0 / 2
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.