What's changing near B14 5AL
Within 2 km, around Brandwood End in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
7new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
64homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.1%like-for-like prices in Brandwood End, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
-14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolJul 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
1.9 km away - Planning permissionOct 2023
650 m away - Planning permissionAug 2023
1.1 km away - Planning permissionAug 2023
550 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homesMark Handford House, 954, 960-962 Yardley Wood Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham (full planning permission) Feb 2023
1.4 km away - Planning permission
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B14 5AL itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
9storm overflows within 2 km
226hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
161spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Kings Norton - Rear 24 Ebury Rd Csointo River Rea36 spills, 75 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Cocks Moors Woods Golf Course Csointo Chinn Brook31 spills, 49 hours in 2025
700 m away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley Wood Rd/Haunch Lane Jct Csointo Chinn Brook17 spills, 44 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Allenscroft Road Csointo River Rea22 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alcester Road South Csointo Chinn Brook4 spills, 17 hours in 2025
250 m away - Severn Trent Water
Bayston Road Csointo Chinn Brook40 spills, 14 hours in 2025
450 m away - Severn Trent Water
Glastonbury Road Csointo Chinn Brook11 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Yardley Wood Road Csointo Chinn Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
50 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (40 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Fordhouse Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Selly Park Girls School, Selly Park Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
BPL Engineering, Catesby Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Formans Road, Tyseley - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Apr 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
West Heath Hospital, Rednal Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Cole Valley, Westwood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 780 kW
Apr 2023
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Greet Primary School, Percy Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Aug 2025
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bellfield Junior School, Vineyard Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Apr 2024
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Feb 2024
5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Chiseldon Croft, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Chiseldon Croft, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Broad Lane, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Minor
Broad Lane, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
May Lane, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Warstock Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Brandwood Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Haunch Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2013
9.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
12.7 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
26.5 km away - Decided
M54 to M6 Link RoadHighways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022
29.2 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
7.3 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
12.3 km away
Running nearest: Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 5.9 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.2 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.