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
17storm overflows within 2 km
293hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
274spill events counted
Wessex Water
Adderwell Close Csointo River Frome (Via Sws)58 spills, 107 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Wessex Water
Lower Keyford Csointo Trib Of River Frome (Via Sws)58 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Wessex Water
Frome Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Frome(S)22 spills, 60 hours in 2025
550 m away
Wessex Water
Wallbridge Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Frome3 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Wessex Water
Whatcombe Road Csointo River Frome Via Sws31 spills, 10 hours in 2025
500 m away
Wessex Water
Youth Centre Csointo River Frome21 spills, 7 hours in 2025
550 m away
Wessex Water
Court House Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Frome19 spills, 6 hours in 2025
750 m away
Wessex Water
Merchants Barton Csointo River Frome (Via Sws)17 spills, 4 hours in 2025
14 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (35 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Marston Trading Estate, Manor Furlong - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
Apr 2025 1.4 km away
Battery storage
Frome Power, Styles Close - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 30 MW
Jun 2023 1.8 km away
Solar farm
Lodge Hill, Berkley - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Oct 2022 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
RAP Shed, Colemans Quarry - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 5.5 km away
Solar farm
Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2024 7.6 km away
Battery storage
Bluebell Wood Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2024 7.6 km away
Wind farm
Landmark Farm, Burts Hill To Nunney Catch Roundabout - Wind TurbinePlanning application in · 2 MW
Nov 2024 8.2 km away
Solar farm
Hoopers Pool, Southwick - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 30 MW
May 2025 8.5 km away
Solar farm
Storridge Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 31 MW
Oct 2023 8.8 km away
Battery storage
Storridge Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Oct 2023 8.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Bridge Street, FromeUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Oakfield Road, FromeUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 550 m away
Standard
Bridge Street, FromeUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Bridge Street, FromeUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Minor
Spring Gardens, FromeHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Frome North West: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.4% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 35 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Washington Road, West Wilts Trading Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Sept 2024 9.5 km away
Solar farm
Old Wells Road, Stoke St Michael - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
Sept 2024 9.7 km away
Running nearest: West Woodlands (solar farm, 4.2 km); Monksham Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.3 km); Holwell Hill (solar farm, 5.4 km); Land at Soho Farm (solar farm, 7.5 km); Land at Poles Hole Farm (solar farm, 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.