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
7storm overflows within 2 km
222hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
150spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Kings Norton - Rear 24 Ebury Rd Csointo River Rea36 spills, 75 hours in 2025
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 13.3 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 26.0 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 29.4 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 7.8 km away
Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 13.0 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Brandwood End: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.5% in two years.
Permission for 18 homesLand off , Sherston Covert, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3QO (full planning permission)
Jul 2022 750 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 21 homesFormer Royal British Legion Club, Corner of Bells Lane and Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, Birmingham (full planning permission)
Jun 2022 750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Aug 2025 6.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley - Solar Photo Voltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024 6.3 km away
Running nearest: Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.9 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.