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
3storm overflows within 2 km
11hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
8spill events counted
United Utilities
Cherry Tree Works Siteinto Trib River Darwen8 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
United Utilities
Preston Old Road Csointo River Darwen0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Preston Old Road Csointo River Blakewater0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
20 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Tauheedul Islam Girls High School, Preston New Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 3.5 km away
Battery storage
Balle StreetBeing built
Nov 2021 3.6 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Suezlower, Eccleshill Road - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2023 4.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Crown Paints, Hollins Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Apr 2023 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Horizon Building, Duttons Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026 5.7 km away
Battery storage
Gladstone Street, Little Harwood - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
May 2024 5.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2025 6.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Whitebirk Depot Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2021 6.5 km away
Battery storage
Davies Road - Whitebirk Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2022 6.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Four Oaks Road, Walton Summit - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Nov 2024 7.4 km away
Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Horden Rake, BlackburnHighway repair and maintenance works · BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Apr 2027 350 m away
Standard
St Martins Drive, BlackburnNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 400 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 Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey: +29% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 280 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +9.0% in two years.