What's changing near B67 6EW

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Nearby, most recent first

• New school
  New school: George Dixon PrimaryAcademy sponsor led, primary
  planned Jan 2027
  1.6 km away
• New homes
  14 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
  Apr 2026
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
  Mar 2026
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
  Dec 2025
  2.0 km away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
  Jan 2025
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
  Jan 2025
  1.5 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homes401 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8BL (full planning permission)
  Oct 2023
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homesLand off Mayland Road (full planning permission)
  Sept 2023
  1.8 km away
• School closed
  School closed: The Regis AcademyOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
  Jul 2023
  1.1 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 392 homesGrove Lane/ Cranford Street/ London Street (full planning permission)
  Jun 2023
  1.4 km away

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

• Parkhill Road: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Parkes Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Westfield Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Millpool Way: 1 home extended since 2021
• High Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Watery Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• Church Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Edgbaston Road: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  91, Arden Road80 m² → 104 m² (+24 m²)
  certificate 2016
• Extended
  111, Arden Road81 m² → 105 m² (+24 m²)
  certificate 2016

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
  Rabone Lane (No.1) Csointo Hockley Brook17 spills, 24 hours in 2025
  1.1 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Londonderry Lane Csointo Stoney Brook Via Sws16 spills, 20 hours in 2025
  700 m away
• Severn Trent Water
  Baldwin Street Csointo Hockley Brook11 spills, 19 hours in 2025
  1000 m away
• Severn Trent Water
  Smethick - High St./Water Ln. Csointo Thimblemill Brook (Culvert)5 spills, 15 hours in 2025
  250 m away
• Severn Trent Water
  Anderson Road Csointo Chad Brook20 spills, 14 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Cape Hill Combined Sewer Overflowinto Hockley Brook10 spills, 12 hours in 2025
  1.5 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Cemetery Rd-Victoria Rd Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal9 spills, 12 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Stanhope Road/Davison Road Jct Csointo Thimblemill Brook9 spills, 8 hours in 2025
  600 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

96 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (199 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  First Steps Nursery, Waterloo Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  Feb 2024
  650 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Nov 2024
  750 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Devonshire Infant & Junior Academies, Auckland Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
  Jul 2025
  750 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Ash And Lacy, Alma Street - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
  Oct 2024
  1.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Lansing Linde Creighton Limited, Dartmouth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Jan 2026
  1.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
  Sept 2025
  2.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Holyhead Road - Roof Mounted Solar PV solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Jul 2024
  2.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Holyhead Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
  May 2026
  2.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Tat Bank Road, Western Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Sept 2025
  2.5 km away
• Energy from waste
  Kelvin Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 47 MW
  Nov 20212.7 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Arden Road, SmethwickUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
  Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
  200 m away
• Major, planned
  High Street, SmethwickHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
  500 m away
• Major, planned
  High Street, SmethwickUtility asset works · Aurora Utilities Limited · Lane closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 m away
• Major
  High Street, SmethwickUtility asset works · Aurora Utilities Limited · Lane closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 m away
• Major, planned
  Grange Road, SmethwickUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  650 m away
• Standard
  Corbett Street, SmethwickUtility asset works · Aurora Utilities Limited · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  550 m away
• Standard
  Cape Hill, SmethwickUtility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
  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
  Redditch Branch Enhancement SchemeRailways · Between Redditch and Alvechurch
  decided Oct 2013
  15.4 km away
• Decided
  M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
  decided May 2020
  18.3 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
  19.4 km away
• Decided
  West Midlands InterchangeRail Freight Interchanges · West Midlands
  decided May 2020
  24.0 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
  5.6 km away
• Transport
  HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
  under construction
  17.6 km away

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Smethwick South: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -1.4% in two years.
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