What's changing near B60 3PY
Within 2 km, around Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley in Bromsgrove. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
82new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.8%like-for-like prices in Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.5%)
-15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed4 flats, 4 houses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.4 km away - New schoolJan 2021
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B60 3PY 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
77hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
11spill events counted
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
19 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (118 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Kimal Limited, Sherwood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2023
700 m away - Battery storage
Greenfields Farm, Worcester Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023
1.8 km away - Solar farm
Foxwalks Farm, Grafton Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Rectory Farm, Rectory Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Feb 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Fitness Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Foxwalks Solar Farm - ExtensionPlanning application in · 13 MW
Mar 2026
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Worcester Road, Wychbold - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Worcester Road, Wychbold - Battery Storage HutApproved, not yet built
Oct 2022
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Jul 2025
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Fibden Farm, Hampton Lovett - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
6.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Apr 2027
400 m away - Major, planned
Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Stoke Road, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Major
Stoke Road, BromsgroveHighway improvement works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Nailers Close, BromsgroveHighway repair and maintenance works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Minor
Bromsgrove Eastern Bypass, BromsgroveRemedial works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Charford Road, BromsgroveHighway repair and maintenance works · WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026850 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2013
7.7 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
19.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
28.2 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Bumble Hole Lane, Dodford - Solar PV (rooftop solar, 4.2 km); Sandy Lane Generation Plant (landfill gas, 7.4 km); Doverdale - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (solar farm, 9.7 km); Doverdale - Solar Farm & Battery Storage (battery storage, 9.7 km); EnviRecover (energy from waste, 9.9 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.