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
13storm overflows within 2 km
2,188hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
311spill events counted
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The Glen Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Irwell139 spills, 1,306 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
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295 Bacup Road Csointo River Irwell73 spills, 458 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
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Newchurch Road Cso (36013)into River Irwell27 spills, 226 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
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143 Burnley Road East Csointo Whitewell Brook28 spills, 107 hours in 2025
650 m away
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Highfield Road Csointo River Irwell13 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
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Waterbarn Lane Csointo River Irwell7 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Burnley Rd E/Booth St Csointo Whitewell Brook13 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
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Cowde Rd Br.into River Irwell4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
15 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (192 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Park Road Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Nov 2021 3.2 km away
Solar farm
Paragon Works, Rising Bridge Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 6.3 km away
Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 7.6 km away
Rooftop solar
The Hollins, Hollins Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Apr 2024 7.9 km away
Solar farm
Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)Planning application in · 10 MW
Sept 2019 8.3 km away
Solar farm
Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 26 MW
Jan 2026 8.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024 8.7 km away
Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024 8.7 km away
Energy from waste
Hapton Valley Transfer Station, Accrington Road - Combined Heat And PowerApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 8.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021 8.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Burnley Road East, RawtenstallNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 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
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 Waterfoot & Stacksteads: +43% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.