Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Birmingham › Neighbourhood Minworth › Postcode B76 1XT What's changing near B76 1XT Within 2 km, around Minworth in Birmingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
93 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.0% like-for-like prices in Minworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.3%)
+4% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Aug 2024 Planning permission Mar 2024 Planning permission Permission for 1 home 274 Eachelhurst Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1EP (full planning permission) Mar 2024 Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Permission for 2 homes Land adjacent to, Kimal, Old Kingsbury Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (full planning permission) Nov 2023 Planning permission Permission for 3 homes Manor House Farm, Bulls Lane, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 9QW (full planning permission) Jun 2023 Planning permission Sept 2022 Planning permission 11 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 38 m²
19 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in B76 1XT itself
Extended certificate 2020 Extended certificate 2018 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 2 storm overflows within 2 km
0 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Tyburn - 128 Hansons Bridge Road So into Plants Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away Severn Trent Water Castle Vale - Kingsbury Road (Cso) into Plants Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km 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 70 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Maybrook Road - Battery facility Approved, not yet built · 13 MW
Aug 2022 Rooftop solar Premier Paper, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Hozelock, Midpoint Park - Solar Panels Planning application in · 160 kW
May 2026 Battery storage Wishaw Lane, Sutton Coldfield - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Buzz Bingo, Kingsbury Road - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar WHS Plastics, Water Orton Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Dec 2024 Energy from waste Fort Industrial Park (Castle Bromwich) Approved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jun 2016 Rooftop solar Park Hall Academy, Water Orton Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar Cembre Limited Dunton Park, Kingsbury Road Approved, not yet built · 940 kW
Apr 2023 Rooftop solar Fort Shopping Park, Fort Parkway - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
Major Lindridge Drive, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Redmoor Way, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Redmoor Way, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Longley Avenue, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Longley Avenue, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Coneybury Walk, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Coneybury Walk, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Lindridge Drive, Sutton Coldfield Utility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Kingsbury Road, Birmingham Highway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Oct 2013 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided Jun 2025 Decided decided Feb 2026 Decided decided May 2020 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 station Under construction
under construction Transport HS2: Interchange station (Solihull) Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction Running nearest: Minsworth Sewage Treatment Works (other, 2.1 km); Coleshill STW (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.2 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 8.7 km); Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 9.0 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 9.4 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.