What's changing near BB12 0JH
Within 2 km, around Whittlefield & Rose Grove in Burnley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
82new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
34homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.4%like-for-like prices in Whittlefield & Rose Grove, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
+15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New school
New school: Holdsworth SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
650 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - School closed
School closed: St Joseph's Park Hill SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.3 km away - New schoolSept 2023
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Aspire Hub BurnleyOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2023
1.5 km away - Planning permissionMar 2021
750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
47since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BB12 0JH 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
705hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
116spill events counted
- United Utilities
Burnley Stwinto River Calder (Ribble)38 spills, 435 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Crow Wood Cso 08070into Calder - Conf Brun To Pendle Water78 spills, 270 hours in 2025
700 m away - United Utilities
Liverpool Road Cso (088nf)into River Calder0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - United Utilities
Waterbarn Street/Barden Lane Csointo Unnamed Trib Of River Calder0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
26 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
1.0 km away - Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
1.0 km away - Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
2.6 km away - Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 70 MW
May 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Pendleside, Fence - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2024
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Time Technology Park, Blackburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Apr 2024
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Monmouth Street, BurnleyNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Minor
Footpath Rear Of 33 Sycamore Avenue To Side Of 1 Alexander Grove, BurnleyUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
850 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. application due November 2026
13.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
27.2 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, 2.4 km); Rowley (landfill gas, 2.8 km); Queens Park Energy (landfill gas, 3.0 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 3.5 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 3.8 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.