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
5storm overflows within 2 km
28hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
20spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Various Cso'S - Solihull/Oltoninto River Blythe (Trib)5 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Common Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Westley Brook8 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Wagon Lane Areainto Not Defined2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
New Coventry Road Csointo Westley Brook3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
62 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Eagle 3, Hatchford Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 320 kW
Mar 2026 1.0 km away
Battery storage
Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane – Battery Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 1.0 km away
Solar farm
Castle Hills Solar Farm - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025 2.5 km away
Solar farm
Castle Hills Solar Farm - BESSPlanning application in · 5 MW
Jul 2025 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Birmingham Airport, Diamond House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 960 kW
Aug 2023 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 350 kW
Apr 2026 3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
The Palletline Centre, Starley Way - Roof Mounted Solar PV arrayApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2025 3.0 km away
Solar farm
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Jan 2025 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Aug 2025 3.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Paragon House, Homer Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jun 2026 3.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Major
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Major
Ulleries Road, SolihullHighway improvement works · SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Major, planned
Ulleries Road, SolihullNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 950 m away
Major, planned
Winchcombe Road, SolihullNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 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 900 m away
Minor
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Minor
Coventry Road, BirminghamHighway improvement works · BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Decided
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
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 3.7 km away
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 8.9 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.