What's changing near B35 6DU
Within 2 km, around Castle Vale in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
168homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+12.0%like-for-like prices in Castle Vale, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionAug 2024
1.2 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 home274 Eachelhurst Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1EP (full planning permission) Mar 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
2.0 km away - Planning permissionJan 2024
1.7 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 2 homesLand adjacent to, Kimal, Old Kingsbury Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (full planning permission) Nov 2023
1.8 km away - Planning permissionOct 2023
1.4 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 7 homesLand at the former Pines School, Dreghorn Road, Bromford, Birmingham, B36 8LL (full planning permission) Feb 2023
1.6 km away - Planning permission
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B35 6DU 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
376hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Chipperfield Road Csointo A Trib Of River Tame90 spills, 353 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Tyburn Road Combined Storm Overflowinto Tributary Of River Tame9 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Spitfire Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Tyburn - 128 Hansons Bridge Road Sointo Plants Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Castle Vale - Kingsbury Road (Cso)into Plants Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Severn Trent Water
Woodcote Road Csointo Tributary Of River Tame0 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
73 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023
650 m away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
850 m away - Battery storage
Maybrook Road - Battery facilityApproved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
May 2026
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Feb 2025
3.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Chester Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Chester Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Langley Drive, BirminghamDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Tyburn Road, BirminghamCore Sampling · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Chester Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
High Street, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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 May 2020
10.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
22.1 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
24.1 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
27.1 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
27.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
28.7 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
7.5 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
9.2 km away
Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 3.2 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.7 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.0 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 9.0 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.