What's changing near BA3 3RY
Within 2 km, around Westfield in Bath and North East Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
38new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Westfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: The Universal FarmOther independent special school, other independent special school
Apr 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.0 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1000 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
750 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
900 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BA3 3RY 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
13storm overflows within 2 km
289hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
178spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Welton Hollow Csointo Wellow Brook28 spills, 92 hours in 2025
450 m away - Wessex Water
Berkeley Avenue Csointo Wellow Brook28 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
Radstock Water Recycling Centreinto Wellow Brook14 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
Radstock Water Recycling Centreinto Wellow Brook13 spills, 38 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
Somervale Road Combined Sewer Ofinto Wellow Brook40 spills, 25 hours in 2025
200 m away - Wessex Water
Pine Court Combined Sewer Overflowinto Wellow Brook10 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Kilmersdon Road Csointo Waterside28 spills, 13 hours in 2025
700 m away - Wessex Water
Waterside Combined Sewer Overflowinto Trib Of Waterside9 spills, 2 hours in 2025
900 m 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
13 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Midsomer Norton - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 6 MW
Dec 2022
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Optima Products, Mill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bridges Electrical Engineers, Second Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Feb 2024
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Parcel 2882, Water Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 9 MW
Jun 2025
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Parcel 2882, Water Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Paulton House, Old Mills - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Feb 2025
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Ash Farm, Charlton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2024
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Ash Farm, Charlton Road - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Dec 2024
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Marksbury Plain - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Jul 2022
7.2 km away - Solar farm
Bays Lane, Gurney Slade - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
Sept 2025
7.6 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Wheelers Road, Midsomer NortonUtility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Church Street, RadstockUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 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
22.6 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
27.1 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
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, 3.6 km); SOLAR PARK - WHITCHURCH FARM (solar farm, 4.9 km); Land at Soho Farm (solar farm, 6.7 km); Hunstrete (Wilmington Farm) (solar farm, 7.6 km); Chelwood Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.7 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.