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
10storm overflows within 2 km
573hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
165spill events counted
United Utilities
Accrington Ssointo River Hyndburn74 spills, 353 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Oswaldtwistle Csointo White Ash Brook54 spills, 177 hours in 2025
30 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (44 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Mount Carmel RC High School, Wordsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2025 400 m away
Rooftop solar
Rhyddings Business And Enterprise School, Oswaldtwistle - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2024 1.2 km away
Battery storage
Accrington and Rossendale College, Sandy Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Church Works, Bridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
The Hollins, Hollins Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Apr 2024 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
St Christophers School, Queens Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jun 2023 1.6 km away
Solar farm
Coach Road Meadow - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2024 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Whinney Hill Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2021 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Senator International, Newhouse Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 20242.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major
Belfield Road, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Nuttall Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 600 m away
Major
Hudson Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 600 m away
Major
Countess Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Major
Lemonius Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 850 m away
Standard
Hudson Street, AccringtonHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Larch Road, OswaldtwistleNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 800 m away
Minor
Spring Hill Road, AccringtonNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Minor
Blackburn Road, AccringtonRemedial works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 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.
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 28.5 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Accrington West: +36% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.7% in two years.
Ramsclough Farm, Haslingden Old Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 26 MW
Jan 2026 2.7 km away
Wind farm
Hyndburn Wind Farm ExtensionApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jun 2015 3.2 km away
Running nearest: Whinney Hill Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 2.4 km); Whinney Hill II Energy (landfill gas, 2.6 km); Hyndburn Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.8 km); Hameldon Hill extension (wind farm, 5.1 km); Altham Business Park - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.2 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.