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
2storm overflows within 2 km
4hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Redditch - Paper Mill Drive (Cso)into River Arrow3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
500 m away
Severn Trent Water
Redditch - Lodge Road 76 (Cso)into Park Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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 15.0 km away
Decided
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 21.1 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 19.1 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Redditch Town & Abbeydale: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 70 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -3.7% in two years.