What's changing near B36 9JP
Within 2 km, around Smith's Wood North in Solihull. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
13new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
115homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.3%like-for-like prices in Smith's Wood North, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
2.0 km away - New schoolSept 2024
1.4 km away - New schoolMay 2024
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Sunflower Meadow Farm SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Mar 2024
900 m away - New schoolSept 2023
200 m away - New school
New school: Sunflower Meadow Farm SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Mar 2023
900 m away - Planning permissionOct 2022
2.0 km away - Planning permissionAug 20221.9 km away
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B36 9JP 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
225hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
27spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Minworth Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Tame24 spills, 190 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Curdworth Pumping Station (Cso)into River Tame3 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birmingham Road Storm Overflowinto Trib Of River Tame0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 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
71 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
800 m away - Rooftop solar
WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024
1.3 km away - Battery storage
Lichfield Road, Watton Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
May 2026
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2023
2.4 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Coleshill Sewage Treatment Works Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 2 MW
Dec 2020
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Highway Point, Gorsey Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Sept 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Coleshill Food Waste, Ad Plantmarconi Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jan 20243.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 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
350 m away - HS2 (Highway)
Attleboro Lane, Water OrtonWorks for Rail Purposes · HS2 LTD · Road closure
Dec 2022 to Dec 2027
750 m away - Minor
Collector Road From Birmingham Boundary To Birmingham Road B4114 Roundabout, SolihullUtility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 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
7.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
22.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
24.2 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 - Decideddecided Jun 2025
27.4 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
29.8 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
6.9 km away - Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
9.6 km away
Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 2.6 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.1 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 6.1 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.8 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 8.0 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.