What's changing near B37 6AQ
Within 2 km, around Smith's Wood South in Solihull. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
5new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
115homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.0%like-for-like prices in Smith's Wood South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-1%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
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
29since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B37 6AQ 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
15hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
28spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Gressel Ln/Eatesbrook Rd Csointo River Cole22 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Sheldon Hall Avenue Csointo River Cole6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Alcott Grove Csointo River Cole0 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
75 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2023
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Vertik-Al,Yardley Brook Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2022
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Wilson Ce Primary School, Craig Croft - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2026
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Lichfield Road, Watton Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2024
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Jan 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
May 2026
3.5 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Coleshill Sewage Treatment Works Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 2 MW
Dec 20203.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Footpath From Rear Of 142-146 Kendrick Avenue To Bushman Way, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Footpath From Otter Croft To Lamb Close, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
900 m away - Minor
Packington Avenue, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
23.7 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
27.8 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
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: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
5.7 km away - Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
9.2 km away
Running nearest: Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.9 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 3.9 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 7.0 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 7.1 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.