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
4storm overflows within 2 km
14hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
15spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Common Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Westley Brook8 spills, 12 hours in 2025
300 m away
Severn Trent Water
Wagon Lane Areainto Not Defined2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
500 m away
Severn Trent Water
New Coventry Road Csointo Westley Brook3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
73 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Eagle 3, Hatchford Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 320 kW
Mar 2026 1.4 km away
Battery storage
Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane – Battery Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 2.1 km away
Solar farm
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Jan 2025 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
The Palletline Centre, Starley Way - Roof Mounted Solar PV arrayApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2025 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Parfetts Cash and Carry, Redfern Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2024 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Aug 2025 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Birmingham Airport, Diamond House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 960 kW
Aug 2023 3.6 km away
Energy from waste
Hay Hall Road Energy Recovery FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2019 3.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 20223.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Common Lane, BirminghamUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 300 m away
Major, planned
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 350 m away
Minor
Shaftsbury Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Minor
Horrell Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
Minor
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Minor
Footpath From Parkdale Road Adjacent 110 To Church Road Via Ragley Drive, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 1000 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Decided
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
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 29.5 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: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 4.5 km away
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 7.7 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Sheldon South: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.5% in two years.