What's changing near B36 0BS

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
  Dec 2024
  1.8 km away
• New school
  New school: Kingshurst Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
  Sept 2024
  1.2 km away
• New school
  New school: Yorkswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
  May 2024
  1.4 km away
• School closed
  School closed: Sunflower Meadow Farm SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
  Mar 2024
  1.4 km away
• New school
  New school: The Heights AcademyFree schools special, free schools special
  Sept 2023
  650 m away
• New school
  New school: Sunflower Meadow Farm SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
  Mar 2023
  1.4 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 10 homesThe Punch Bowl, 1 Wheeley Moor Road, Kingshurst Solihull B37 6LB (full planning permission)
  Oct 2022
  1.8 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 18 homesRIDINGS NURSING HOME FARNBOROUGH ROAD (full planning permission)
  Aug 2022
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 18 homes

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Blandford Avenue: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Hawthorne Road: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Windleaves Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Green Lane: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Tamar Drive: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Hazelhurst Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Elmfield Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Whateley Crescent: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  38, Windleaves Road105 m² → 127 m² (+22 m²)
  certificate 2019

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

• Severn Trent Water
  Minworth Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Tame24 spills, 190 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Sheldon Hall Avenue Csointo River Cole6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Birmingham Road Storm Overflowinto Trib Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  1.8 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Castle Vale - Kingsbury Road (Cso)into Plants Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Alcott Grove Csointo River Cole0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  2.0 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
  Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  Jun 2026
  850 m away
• Rooftop solar
  WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
  Dec 2024
  1.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
  Nov 2023
  2.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
  Dec 2022
  2.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Lichfield Road, Watton Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
  Mar 2024
  2.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
  Jan 2026
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
  May 2026
  2.5 km away
• Energy from waste
  Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
  Jun 2016
  2.9 km away
• Anaerobic digestion
  Coleshill Sewage Treatment Works Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 2 MW
  Dec 2020
  3.3 km away
• Battery storage
  Maybrook Road - Battery facilityApproved, not yet built · 13 MW
  Aug 20223.4 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.

• Major
  Lanchester Way, SolihullRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 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

• Decided
  M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
  decided May 2020
  7.4 km away
• Decided
  Redditch Branch Enhancement SchemeRailways · Between Redditch and Alvechurch
  decided Oct 2013
  22.2 km away
• Decided
  A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave)Highways · Walsgrave A46 junction to the east of Coventry
  decided Feb 2026
  24.3 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
  27.0 km away
• Decided
  Oaklands Farm Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station
  decided Jun 2025
  27.9 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
  6.6 km away
• Transport
  HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
  under construction
  9.1 km away

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Castle Bromwich East: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +0.9% in two years.
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