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
19storm overflows within 2 km
877hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
344spill events counted
United Utilities
Philips Road Cso (052lo)into Trib Of River Blakewater V Sws90 spills, 215 hours in 2025
650 m away
United Utilities
Whalley Old Rd/Providence St Csointo Little Harwood Brook58 spills, 204 hours in 2025
600 m away
United Utilities
Philips Road Csointo River Blakewater32 spills, 186 hours in 2025
950 m away
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Thwaites Brewery Csointo River Blakewater50 spills, 126 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Appleby Sreett Csointo Trib Of River Blakewater52 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
New Mill Street Csointo River Blakewater4 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
United Utilities
Gorse St Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Darwen18 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
Gate Street Csointo River Blakewater12 spills, 9 hours in 2025
28 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (33 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025 800 m away
Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021 1.4 km away
Battery storage
Gladstone Street, Little Harwood - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
May 2024 1.4 km away
Battery storage
Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2022 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 3.1 km away
Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Horizon Building, Duttons Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026 4.0 km away
Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Church Works, Bridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024 5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned
Whalley Old Road, BlackburnHighway improvement works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Whalley Old Road, BlackburnHighway improvement works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027 700 m away
Major, planned
St James'S Road, BlackburnHighway repair and maintenance works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major, planned
St Stephens Road, BlackburnHighway repair and maintenance works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major
Whalley Old Road, BlackburnHighway improvement works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027 800 m away
Standard
Mitton Street, BlackburnUtility asset works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Minor
Whalley Old Road, BlackburnNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 350 m away
Minor
Bay Street, BlackburnNew service connection · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 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
application due March 2029 22.2 km away
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.
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 Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.0% in two years.