What's changing near B71 1ET

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  26 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
  Oct 2026
  1000 m away
• New homes
  36 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
  Aug 2026
  1.1 km away
• New homes
  16 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
  Jul 2026
  800 m away
• New homes
  25 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
  May 2026
  1.1 km away
• New homes
  17 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
  Oct 2025
  850 m away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
  May 2025
  1.8 km away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
  Feb 2025
  1.1 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 6 homesConfederation Of Bangladeshi Organisations, Harwood Street, West Bromwich, B70 9JF (full planning permission)
  Dec 2023
  1.3 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 10 homesSalisbury House , Lily Street, West Bromwich (full planning permission)
  Mar 2023
  200 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 147 homesSwan Lane North of A41 West Bromwich (other)
  Oct 2022
  1.1 km away

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

• Ruskin Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Law Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Tiverton Drive: 1 home extended since 2021
• Tantany Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• Scott Close: 1 home extended since 2021
• Eden Grove: 1 home extended since 2021
• Nelson Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Church Lane: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  109, Gladstone Street89 m² → 108 m² (+19 m²)
  certificate 2014
• Extended
  81, Gladstone Street99 m² → 147 m² (+48 m²)
  certificate 2010

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
  Lyndon/Grafton Rd Junction Csointo Hobnail Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  350 m away
• Severn Trent Water
  Sussex Avenue Csointo Hobnail Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  550 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

95 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (205 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Battery storage
  Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Apr 2025
  700 m away
• Battery storage
  Greets Green Playing Field, Wattle Road - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  May 2025
  1.3 km away
• Battery storage
  Bull Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
  Apr 2026
  1.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Tansun Limited, Spectrum House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Nov 2022
  2.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Spartan Industrial Centre, Brickhouse Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
  Feb 2025
  2.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Oldbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
  Dec 2022
  2.2 km away
• Energy from waste
  Kelvin Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 47 MW
  Nov 2021
  2.4 km away
• Energy from waste
  Kelvin Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 47 MW
  Nov 2021
  2.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Charlemont Open Space, Charlemont Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  May 2026
  2.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Emr Oldbury, Union Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
  Jun 2024
  2.5 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major
  Lyndon, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
  Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
  400 m away
• Major
  Parsonage Street, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
  Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
  550 m away
• Major, planned
  Stanway Road, West BromwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
  Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
  700 m away
• Standard
  High Street, West BromwichHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Standard
  Lombard Street West, West BromwichHighway improvement works · SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  1000 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
  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
  14.7 km away
• Decided
  West Midlands InterchangeRail Freight Interchanges · West Midlands
  decided May 2020
  19.3 km away
• Decided
  Redditch Branch Enhancement SchemeRailways · Between Redditch and Alvechurch
  decided Oct 2013
  19.9 km away
• Decided
  M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
  decided May 2020
  21.5 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
  9.0 km away

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in West Bromwich North: +42% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 90 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.3% in two years.
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