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
5storm overflows within 2 km
705hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
120spill events counted
United Utilities
Burnley Stwinto River Calder (Ribble)38 spills, 435 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
United Utilities
Crow Wood Cso 08070into Calder - Conf Brun To Pendle Water78 spills, 270 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
United Utilities
134 Burnley Road Csointo Pendle Water Via Culvert4 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Waterbarn Street/Barden Lane Csointo Unnamed Trib Of River Calder0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away
United Utilities
Ne Area Sewerinto River Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
21 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (49 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022 750 m away
Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023 750 m away
Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026 1.2 km away
Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024 1.5 km away
Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025 1.7 km away
Battery storage
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 70 MW
May 2025 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Pendleside, Fence - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2024 3.7 km away
Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 3.8 km away
Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Nelson and colne college, Scotland RoadApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Sept 2023 4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Brennand Street, BurnleyUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
Lower Mead Drive, BurnleyNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 650 m away
Standard
Church Street, BurnleyNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 950 m away
Minor
Barden Lane, BurnleyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Lindale Crescent, BurnleyDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
Briercliffe Road, BurnleyUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 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
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.
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 Central Burnley & Daneshouse: +41% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 50 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.3% in two years.