What's changing near BA2 8HN
Within 2 km, around Peasedown & Bathavon West in Bath and North East Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
5new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Peasedown & Bathavon West, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BA2 8HN 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
536hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
126spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Shoscombe Water Recycling Centreinto Wellow Brook41 spills, 342 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Stoneage Lane Pumping Stationinto Cam Brook (S)28 spills, 156 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Cam Valley Wwtwinto Cam Brook(S)28 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
New Buildings Psinto Unnamed Ditch(S)27 spills, 7 hours in 2025
950 m away - Wessex Water
Splott Farm Csointo Trib Of Cam Brook2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Wellow Lane Pumping Stationinto A Trib Of The Wellow Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Wessex Water
Single Hill Pumping Stationinto A Tributary Of Wellow Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
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
14 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (21 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Optima Products, Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2023
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Midsomer Norton - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 6 MW
Dec 2022
3.9 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Fosseway Environment ParkBeing built · 1 MW
Sept 2018
4.4 km away - Solar farm
Parcel 2882, Water Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 9 MW
Jun 2025
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Parcel 2882, Water Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bridges Electrical Engineers, Second Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Feb 2024
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Paulton House, Old Mills - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Feb 2025
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Marksbury Plain - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Jul 2022
6.2 km away - Solar farm
Ash Farm, Charlton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2024
6.7 km away - Battery storage
Ash Farm, Charlton Road - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Dec 2024
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Braysdown Lane, BathNew service connection · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Church Road, BathUtility repair and maintenance works · BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major
Church Road, BathUtility repair and maintenance works · BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Bath Road, BathUtility repair and maintenance works · BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Keel'S Hill, BathUtility asset works · BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 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 Jan 2016
24.3 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
28.9 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Langleys Lane - Electricity Generation Plant (landfill gas, 6.3 km); Hunstrete (Wilmington Farm) (solar farm, 6.9 km); Chelwood Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.3 km); SOLAR PARK - WHITCHURCH FARM (solar farm, 7.9 km); Land at Soho Farm (solar farm, 9.2 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.