What's changing near BB4 7PD
Within 2 km, around Rawtenstall in Rossendale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
19new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
47homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.5%like-for-like prices in Rawtenstall, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.5%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BB4 7PD 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
1,053hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
259spill events counted
- United Utilities
295 Bacup Road Csointo River Irwell73 spills, 458 hours in 2025
250 m away - United Utilities
Bacup Road/Falbarn Fold Csointo River Irwell49 spills, 168 hours in 2025
450 m away - United Utilities
Bank St Combined Sewer Overflowinto Limy Water Trib Of R Irwell45 spills, 143 hours in 2025
600 m away - United Utilities
New Hall Hey Road Csointo River Irwell30 spills, 111 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
143 Burnley Road East Csointo Whitewell Brook28 spills, 107 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Highfield Road Csointo River Irwell13 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Burnley Rd E/Booth St Csointo Whitewell Brook13 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Cowde Rd Br.into River Irwell4 spills, 7 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
19 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (158 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Paragon Works, Rising Bridge Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025
4.8 km away - Battery storage
Park Road Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Nov 2021
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hollins, Hollins Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Apr 2024
6.5 km away - Solar farm
Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 26 MW
Jan 2026
6.7 km away - Wind farm
Hyndburn Wind Farm ExtensionApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jun 2015
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024
7.5 km away - Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024
7.5 km away - Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
7.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Mount Carmel RC High School, Wordsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2025
8.1 km away - Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
8.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major, planned
Fallbarn Crescent, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
Fallbarn Crescent, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Fallbarn Crescent, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major
Fallbarn Crescent, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Back Lane, RawtenstallNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Fallbarn Crescent, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
St James Street, RossendaleUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Hall Carr Road, RawtenstallHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Greenbank Park, RawtenstallNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027150 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
16.9 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. application due November 2026
18.5 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: Rossendale Power (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Horncliffe Quarry (Extension) (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Horncliffe Quarry (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Scout Moor Windfarm (wind farm, 3.6 km); Deerplay Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.7 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.