What's changing near B72 1BP
Within 2 km, around Wylde Green in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
78new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
293homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.6%like-for-like prices in Wylde Green, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+93%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: TJY AcademyOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
53 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 home274 Eachelhurst Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1EP (full planning permission) Mar 2024
1.2 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 homeLand adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD (full planning permission) Feb 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
600 m away - Planning permissionJan 20241.9 km away
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 45 m²
35since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B72 1BP 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
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill 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
75 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (102 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Maybrook Road - Battery facilityApproved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023
2.1 km away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
May 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 510 kW
Jun 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Gravelly Industrial Park, Units 59 & 60 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2024
4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Chester Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Standard
Chester Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Old Bell Road, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Rowden Drive, BirminghamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Grange Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
12.4 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
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
23.0 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
26.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
26.5 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
29.3 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
7.7 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
11.5 km away
Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 4.3 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.4 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 8.2 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 8.6 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 9.7 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.