What's changing near B92 9PB
Within 2 km, around Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes in Solihull. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
8new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
137homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.1%like-for-like prices in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Ruckleigh SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2022
2.0 km away - Planning permissionOct 2022
1.8 km away - Planning permissionJul 2022
1.9 km away - Planning permissionSept 2021
1.6 km away - Planning permissionMar 2021
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
33since energy certificates began (2008)
0in B92 9PB 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
44 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (49 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Jaguar Land Rover, Lode Lane – Battery Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 350 kW
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - Solar farm
Castle Hills Solar Farm - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Castle Hills Solar Farm - BESSPlanning application in · 5 MW
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Paragon House, Homer Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jun 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Eagle 3, Hatchford Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 320 kW
Mar 2026
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Henwood Lane, Catherine De Barnes - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 98 MW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Langley Academy, Kineton Green Road, Olton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Aug 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange, Solihull Dingle Lane - PV Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Nov 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tudor Grange Academy, Dingle Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Apr 2024
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Lode Lane, SolihullHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Lode Lane, SolihullHighway improvement works · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
4.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
22.6 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
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: Interchange station (Solihull)Under construction, near the NEC and Birmingham Airport
under construction
4.1 km away - Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction
10.1 km away
Running nearest: Tyseley ERF (energy from waste, 6.0 km); Birmingham Bio-Power Plant (energy from waste, 6.3 km); Packington Generation Plant Phase 3 (landfill gas, 6.8 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.