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
674hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
179spill events counted
United Utilities
Colne Waste Water Treatment Worksinto Colne Water64 spills, 430 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
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Fleet Streetinto Walverden Water50 spills, 136 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
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273 Regent St Cso (32013)into Swinden Clough9 spills, 48 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
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Colne Refuse Transfer Stationinto Colne Water11 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Hey Street (Playground) Cso (32017)into Hendon Brook8 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
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11 North Park Avenue Csointo Pendle Water7 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
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Barrowford Csointo Pendle Water29 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
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Reedyford Rd Cso (32020)into Culvrtd Trib Of Walverden Wtr1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
15 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (11 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Walshaw House, Regent Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Dec 2023 950 m away
Rooftop solar
Nelson and colne college, Scotland RoadApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Sept 2023 1.2 km away
Battery storage
Nelson and colne college, Scotland RoadApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Pendleside, Fence - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2024 2.5 km away
Wind farm
Doughty Farm, Back Lane - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Feb 2025 3.2 km away
Battery storage
The Old Vicarage, Reedley - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2025 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 970 kW
Jan 2026 5.0 km away
Battery storage
Widow Hill, Balderstone Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 70 MW
May 2025 5.5 km away
Solar farm
Safran Nacelles, Bancroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2024 6.0 km away
Battery storage
he Yard, Holme Road, Burnley - Battery StoreagePlanning application in
Dec 2022 6.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Ann Street, BarrowfordHighway improvement works · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Standard
Ann Street, BarrowfordSection 50 · LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Cravendale Avenue, NelsonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 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.
application due November 2026 12.0 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 Barrowford, Higham & Pendleside: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.9% in two years.
Crow Wood, Holme Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023 6.4 km away
Biomass
Warley Wise Lane - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Nov 2022 8.1 km away
Running nearest: Queens Park Energy (landfill gas, 6.1 km); Queen's Park Road Energy (landfill gas, 6.4 km); Rowley (landfill gas, 6.6 km); Land of coal pit lane (solar farm, 8.7 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.