Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Castle Vale › Postcode B35 6QN What's changing near B35 6QN Within 2 km, around Castle Vale in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
86 homes 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
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Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Aug 2024 Planning permission Permission for 1 home 274 Eachelhurst Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1EP (full planning permission) Mar 2024 Planning permission Permission for 2 homes Land adjacent to, Kimal, Old Kingsbury Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (full planning permission) Nov 2023 Planning permission Oct 2023 Planning permission Dec 2022 Planning permission Aug 2022 Planning permission Nov 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 104 m²
5 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in B35 6QN 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 5 storm overflows within 2 km
213 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
33 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Minworth Sewage Treatment Works into River Tame 24 spills, 190 hours in 2025
1.8 km away Severn Trent Water Tyburn Road Combined Storm Overflow into Tributary Of River Tame 9 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Castle Vale - Kingsbury Road (Cso) into Plants Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
750 m away Severn Trent Water Tyburn - 128 Hansons Bridge Road So into Plants Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away Severn Trent Water Woodcote Road Cso into Tributary Of River Tame 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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 Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026 Battery storage Maybrook Road - Battery facility Approved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 160 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023 Energy from waste Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich) Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016 Rooftop solar Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024 Battery storage Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023 Rooftop solar Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV System Approved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard Stornoway Road, Birmingham Utility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor High Street, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Kingsbury Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided Jun 2025 Decided decided Feb 2026 Decided decided May 2020 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 station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 2.4 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.0 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.6 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.9 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 8.7 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.