What's changing near B36 8HT

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New school
  New school: Beaufort SchoolAcademy special sponsor led, academy special sponsor led
  Sept 2026
  1.6 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 homeCity Hasanat College, Leigh Road (full planning permission)
  Feb 2024
  1.5 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homes553 Holly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9LU (full planning permission)
  Jan 2024
  1.8 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homes87 Kempson Road, Hodge Hill, Birmingham, B36 8LR (full planning permission)
  Oct 2023
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homesLAND ADJACENT WARD END PUBLIC HOUSE AND FRONTING BURNEY LANE (full planning permission)
  Oct 2023
  1.4 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homes834-838 Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 2TX (full planning permission)
  Oct 2023
  1.4 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homesFORMER BEAUFORT SOCIAL CLUB 89 COLESHILL ROAD (full planning permission)
  Sept 2023
  1.2 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 3 homes18 Sutton Approach, Birmingham (other)

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

• Fairholme Road: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Wardend Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Stratford Walk: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Radstock Avenue: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Drews Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• Northleigh Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Bromford Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• York Drive: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  28, Farnhurst Road68 m² → 95 m² (+27 m²)
  certificate 2014

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
  Chipperfield Road Csointo A Trib Of River Tame90 spills, 353 hours in 2025
  1.5 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Gravelly Hill Walker Drive (B) Csointo River Tame26 spills, 110 hours in 2025
  1.7 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Radstock Avenueinto River Tame48 spills, 50 hours in 2025
  200 m away
• Severn Trent Water
  Off Walker Drive (A) Csointo River Tame10 spills, 42 hours in 2025
  1.7 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Stetchford - Eastfield Rd Csointo Tributary Of River Cole11 spills, 39 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Washwood Heath - Watson Road Csointo River Rea9 spills, 35 hours in 2025
  1.7 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Flaxley Road / Wyndhurst Road Csointo River Cole7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Tyburn Road Combined Storm Overflowinto Tributary Of River Tame9 spills, 23 hours in 2025
  1.7 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

81 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Sept 2023
  800 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
  Mar 2023
  1.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Tesco Stores, Coleshill Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
  Feb 2025
  1.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
  May 2024
  1.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Eden Boys Leadership Academy, Alum Rock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Aug 2023
  1.9 km away
• Energy from waste
  Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
  Jun 2016
  2.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
  Oct 2023
  2.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Stargate Business Park, Cuckoo Road, Unit 2 - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
  Feb 2026
  2.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Birmingham Heartlands Hospital - Roof Top Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
  Oct 2022
  2.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Network Park Industrial Estate, Duddeston Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Apr 20262.9 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

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

• Major, planned
  Bromford Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  300 m away
• Standard
  Bromford Lane, BirminghamRemedial works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
  300 m away
• Standard
  Southern Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  750 m away
• Standard
  Wood Lane, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  950 m away
• Minor
  Tulyar Close, BirminghamPermanent reinstatement · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  250 m away
• Minor
  Ingleton Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  500 m away
• Minor
  Bromford Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  800 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
  10.2 km away
• Decided
  Redditch Branch Enhancement SchemeRailways · Between Redditch and Alvechurch
  decided Oct 2013
  19.4 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
  23.7 km away
• Decided
  West Midlands InterchangeRail Freight Interchanges · West Midlands
  decided May 2020
  28.4 km away
• Decided
  A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave)Highways · Walsgrave A46 junction to the east of Coventry
  decided Feb 2026
  28.4 km away
• Decided
  Oaklands Farm Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station
  decided Jun 2025
  29.6 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
  4.8 km away
• Transport
  HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
  under construction
  9.3 km away

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Ward End & Bromford West: +34% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -2.2% in two years.
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