What's changing near BB2 4QF
Within 2 km, around Meadowhead in Blackburn with Darwen. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
387new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+17.7%like-for-like prices in Meadowhead, 2024 → 2025 (council +6.6%)
-10%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
50 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
40 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 21 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BB2 4QF 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
14storm overflows within 2 km
948hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
366spill events counted
- United Utilities
Sharples Street Csointo Tributary Of River Darwen145 spills, 381 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Aqueduct Road Csointo River Darwen53 spills, 335 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Witton Tanks Csointo River Blakewater41 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Addison Close Csointo River Blakewater49 spills, 71 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Bolton Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Unnamed Trib Of River Darwen45 spills, 46 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Rolleston Road Cso 05029 Bbn0041into The River Blakewater, A Tributary Of The River Darwen12 spills, 19 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Cherry Tree Works Siteinto Trib River Darwen8 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Fielden Street Csointo River Blakewater3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
2.0 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Balle StreetBeing built
Nov 2021
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.8 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Suezlower, Eccleshill Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Horizon Building, Duttons Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Gladstone Street, Little Harwood - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
May 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Crown Paints, Hollins Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2023
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2022
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025
4.9 km away - Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025
5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Moorland Road, BlackburnSection 50 · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Heys Lane, BlackburnSection 50 · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Mill Hill Bridge Street, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Mill Hill Bridge Street, BlackburnUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Waterloo Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Standard
Parklands Way, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Standard
Rewe Close, BlackburnNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Standard
Footpath Rear 10 To 22 Heys Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Footpath Outside 10 To 22 Heys Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
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
23.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
25.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
28.9 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: Withnell LFS (landfill gas, 3.5 km); ENWL Training Academy (solar farm, 4.5 km); BAE Samlesbury Aerodrome (solar farm, 6.8 km); Hyndburn Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.7 km); Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 9.7 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.