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
27storm overflows within 2 km
1,348hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
556spill events counted
United Utilities
Sharples Street Csointo Tributary Of River Darwen145 spills, 381 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Whalley Old Rd/Providence St Csointo Little Harwood Brook58 spills, 204 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Philips Road Csointo River Blakewater32 spills, 186 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
United Utilities
Thwaites Brewery Csointo River Blakewater50 spills, 126 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
United Utilities
Appleby Sreett Csointo Trib Of River Blakewater52 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
United Utilities
Lower Audley Csointo Tributary Of River Blakewater40 spills, 98 hours in 2025
26 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (33 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Gladstone Street, Little Harwood - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
May 2024 1.1 km away
Battery storage
Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2022 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Horizon Building, Duttons Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025 2.1 km away
Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025 2.4 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Suezlower, Eccleshill Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2023 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 3.6 km away
Battery storage
Balle StreetBeing built
Nov 2021 4.0 km away
Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Queens Park Road, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
Major, planned
Gate Street, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
Gate Street, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · EE Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
Audley Range, BlackburnDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Standard
Longton Street, BlackburnUtility asset works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Standard
Ordnance Street, BlackburnNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 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
Pre-application
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent
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 27.4 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Queen's Park & Higher Croft: +34% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 300 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +8.2% in two years.