What's changing near BB10 1JA
Within 2 km, around Queensgate in Burnley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
242new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.7%like-for-like prices in Queensgate, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
43 new homes completed2 flats, 41 houses · Dec 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
200 m away - New homes
16 new homes completed2 flats, 14 houses · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
200 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
200 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
93 new homes completedflats · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
950 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
700 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.8 km away - New schoolSept 2023
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Thomas Whitham Sixth FormCommunity school, 16 plus (closure)
Aug 2020
350 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
37since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BB10 1JA 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
1,156hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
204spill events counted
- United Utilities
Clitheroe Road Csointo Pendle Water84 spills, 451 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Burnley Stwinto River Calder (Ribble)38 spills, 435 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Crow Wood Cso 08070into Calder - Conf Brun To Pendle Water78 spills, 270 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
134 Burnley Road Csointo Pendle Water Via Culvert4 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Waterbarn Street/Barden Lane Csointo Unnamed Trib Of River Calder0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 m away - United Utilities
Ne Area Sewerinto River Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Sackville St Montague St Csointo Pendle Water Via Culvert0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 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
21 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (49 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026
900 m away - Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022
1.1 km away - Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
1.1 km away - Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024
1.6 km away - Battery storage
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 70 MW
May 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Pendleside, Fence - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Nelson and colne college, Scotland RoadApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Sept 2023
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Nelson and colne college, Scotland RoadApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
4.4 km away - Energy from waste
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major, planned
Casterton Avenue Icw Colne Road, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major, planned
Colne Road, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
600 m away - Major, planned
Gable 361 To 363 Colne Road Icw Colne Road, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
650 m away - Major, planned
Reedley Grove, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Holden Road Icw Colne Road P2, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Colne Road P2, BurnleyUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Brennand Street, BurnleyUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Lower Mead Drive, BurnleyNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Minor
Barden Lane, BurnleyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026100 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
12.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
28.8 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: Queen's Park Road Energy (landfill gas, 1.6 km); Queens Park Energy (landfill gas, 1.8 km); Rowley (landfill gas, 2.0 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 5.7 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 6.0 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.