What's changing near BB12 6QH
Within 2 km, around Whittlefield & Rose Grove in Burnley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
109new 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
1.3 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
900 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
2.0 km away - School closed
School closed: St Joseph's Park Hill SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.0 km away - School closed
School closed: Aspire Hub BurnleyOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2023
1.7 km away - Planning permission
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
55since energy certificates began (2008)
4in BB12 6QH itself
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
3storm overflows within 2 km
272hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
81spill events counted
- United Utilities
Crow Wood Cso 08070into Calder - Conf Brun To Pendle Water78 spills, 270 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
In Front Of No.19 Bear Street Csointo Sweet Clough Trib Green Brook3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Liverpool Road Cso (088nf)into River Calder0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
150 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
30 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
1.7 km away - Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
1.7 km away - Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
2.3 km away - Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 70 MW
May 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Time Technology Park, Blackburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Apr 2024
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Newhouse Road - Solar PV SystemPlanning application in · 430 kW
Feb 2021
4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Stoop Street, BurnleyUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Standard
Monmouth Street, BurnleyNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
550 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
300 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
14.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
26.7 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: New Barn Farm (wind farm, 2.8 km); Queen's Park Road Energy (landfill gas, 3.0 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 3.1 km); Rowley (landfill gas, 3.3 km); Queens Park Energy (landfill gas, 3.6 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.