What's changing near BB12 7HU
Within 2 km, around Read, Sabden & Chatburn in Ribble Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.2%like-for-like prices in Read, Sabden & Chatburn, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Extended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BB12 7HU 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
35hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
14spill events counted
- United Utilities
Slade Lane Csointo Dean Clough River Calder10 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Simonstone Lane Csointo River Calder4 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.3 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
33 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (22 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
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Newhouse Road - Solar PV SystemPlanning application in · 430 kW
Feb 2021
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Altham - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2022
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2024
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021
4.6 km away - Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Total Food Services, North Road - Solar PanelsBeing built · 220 kW
Dec 2022
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
St Christophers School, Queens Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jun 2023
5.5 km away - Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022
6.2 km away - Solar farm
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
6.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Harewood Avenue, SimonstoneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Major
Fountains Avenue, SimonstoneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Major
Woodfields, SimonstoneUtility asset works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Major
George Lane Pt 2, ReadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major
Whins Lane, ReadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Whalley Road, ReadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Kirkstall Avenue, SimonstoneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
300 m away - Standard
Whalley Road, ReadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
300 m away - Standard
Furness Avenue, SimonstoneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
400 m away - Standard
Waverley Close, Simonstone
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
19.3 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
27.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
29.2 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: Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.9 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 4.3 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 4.6 km); New Barn Farm (wind farm, 4.8 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 4.8 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.