What's changing near BB12 7HA
Within 2 km, around Padiham in Burnley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Padiham, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.3%)
-6%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 school
New school: Holdsworth SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - School closed
School closed: St Joseph's Park Hill SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
46since energy certificates began (2008)
3in BB12 7HA itself
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2011
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
10storm overflows within 2 km
528hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
292spill events counted
- United Utilities
Opp 76 Burnley Road Csointo River Calder93 spills, 169 hours in 2025
200 m away - United Utilities
Altham Outfall Csointo River Calder49 spills, 157 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Inskip Street (082ak) Csointo River Calder59 spills, 96 hours in 2025
400 m away - United Utilities
Station Road (Paliham) Csointo River Calder53 spills, 43 hours in 2025
450 m away - United Utilities
Padiham Leisure Centre Csointo River Calder25 spills, 41 hours in 2025
550 m away - United Utilities
Slade Lane Csointo Dean Clough River Calder10 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
In Front Of No.19 Bear Street Csointo Sweet Clough Trib Green Brook3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1000 m away - United Utilities
Stockbridge Road Cso (Bur0038)into Green Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
50 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (24 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Time Technology Park, Blackburn Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Apr 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Newhouse Road - Solar PV SystemPlanning application in · 430 kW
Feb 2021
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Altham - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2022
2.2 km away - Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
2.5 km away - Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
3.8 km away - Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2024
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Church Street, PadihamNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Minor
St Johns Road, PadihamRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Harrow Close, HaptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
16.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
27.8 km away - 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 application due March 2029
29.9 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: Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 2.8 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 3.0 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 4.7 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 5.1 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.