What's changing near B46 3BU
Within 2 km, around Coleshill & Water Orton in North Warwickshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
28new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.9%like-for-like prices in Coleshill & Water Orton, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B46 3BU 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
125hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
30spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Coleshill - 54 Old Mill Road Csointo River Cole23 spills, 117 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Cole End Spsinto River Cole4 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Coventry Road Storm Overflowinto Trib Of River Blythe3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
450 m 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Highway Point, Gorsey Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Sept 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Wilson Ce Primary School, Craig Croft - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Coleshill Food Waste, Ad Plantmarconi Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jan 2024
2.7 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Coleshill Sewage Treatment Works Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 2 MW
Dec 2020
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst Cooks Lane - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2023
3.0 km away - Energy from waste
Hams Hall National Distribution ParkApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Feb 2017
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Lichfield Road, Watton Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2024
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Hams Hall National Distribution Park, Faraday Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Melbicks Garden Centre, Chester Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Progress Way, Marston Green - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
The Colesleys, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Major, planned
Church Hill, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Church Hill, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Church Hill, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Stonebridge Road, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
Stonebridge Road, ColeshillHighway improvement works · WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 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
- Decideddecided May 2020
5.5 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
20.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
24.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
26.8 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
28.4 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
4.9 km away - Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
12.6 km away
Running nearest: Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 2.8 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 2.9 km); Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 5.4 km); Land South of Pogmore Spinney (solar farm, 7.1 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 10.0 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.