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
4storm overflows within 2 km
14hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
15spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Common Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Westley Brook8 spills, 12 hours in 2025
950 m away
Severn Trent Water
Wagon Lane Areainto Not Defined2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
New Coventry Road Csointo Westley Brook3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
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: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction 3.8 km away
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 8.5 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Elmdon Park: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.6% in two years.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Shaftsbury Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Minor
Hobs Moat Road Service Road From Junction With Ulleries Road To Number 167, SolihullHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.