What's changing near B72 1LQ
Within 2 km, around Wylde Green in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
192new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
373homes 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 grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
85 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
52 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
42 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Aug 2025
950 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 homeLand adjacent, 27 Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1HD (full planning permission) Feb 2024
200 m away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionOct 2023
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 3 homesPrudential House, 1 Midland Drive, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1TU (full planning permission) Aug 20231.8 km away
18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 57 m²
34since energy certificates began (2008)
1in B72 1LQ 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
63 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (72 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 510 kW
Jun 2026
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Maybrook Road - Battery facilityApproved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
May 2026
4.0 km away - Energy from waste
Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich)Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes benz garage, Bromford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Mar 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
North Birmingham Academy, College Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2024
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Highbridge Road, Sutton ColdfieldUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Standard
Jockey Road, Sutton ColdfieldRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
Birmingham Road, Sutton ColdfieldHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Ebrook Road, Sutton ColdfieldHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Jerome Road, Sutton ColdfieldHighway 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
13.7 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
20.9 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
24.4 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
24.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
25.4 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: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
9.0 km away - Transport
HS2: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
12.9 km away
Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 4.8 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.0 km); Bustleholme Substation (battery storage, 9.4 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 9.8 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.