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
12storm overflows within 2 km
874hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
314spill events counted
United Utilities
Sharples Street Csointo Tributary Of River Darwen145 spills, 381 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
United Utilities
Aqueduct Road Csointo River Darwen53 spills, 335 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
United Utilities
Witton Tanks Csointo River Blakewater41 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
United Utilities
Bolton Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Unnamed Trib Of River Darwen45 spills, 46 hours in 2025
1000 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
1000 m away
United Utilities
Apple Street Csointo River Blakewater5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Wellington Road Csointo River Darwen2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
22 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 4.1 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 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025 5.0 km away
Battery storage
Knuzden Moss Farm, Oswaldtwistle - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Oct 2025 5.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 2 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
Standard
Waterloo Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Standard
Parklands Way, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Standard
Footpath Rear 10 To 22 Heys Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 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
Heys Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Rewe Close, BlackburnNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Standard
Footpath Outside 25 And 27 Heys Close, BlackburnUtility asset works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 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
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 Meadowhead: +50% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.