What's changing near BD11 1JY
Within 2 km, around Drighlington & Gildersome West in Leeds. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
91new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.4%like-for-like prices in Drighlington & Gildersome West, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.8%)
+10%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 homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
600 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
650 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
650 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 5 homesFormer Drighlington A R L F C, 27 Wakefield Road, Drighlington (full planning permission) Nov 2021
700 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BD11 1JY 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
210hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
76spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Dale Farm No2 Csointo Ringshaw Beck59 spills, 197 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Old Lane No 2 Csointo Wormalds Drain12 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Lumb Wood Csointo Trib Of Cock Beck5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m away - Yorkshire Water
Spring Gardens Csointo Trib Of Cock Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
550 m 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
56 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (7 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Gelderd Road, Gildersome - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Gildersome Spur - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit S, Gildersome Spur, Gildersome - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2022
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Stone Pits Lane, MorleyApproved, not yet built
Mar 2021
2.6 km away - Solar farm
Howden Clough Landfill, Howden Clough Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Swaledale House, Weaverthorpe Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
New Street Mills, Carlisle Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Crawshaw Academy, Robin Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Pudsey Leisure Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2024
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2015
25.1 km away - Pre-application
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M). application due February 2028
25.1 km away - Pre-application
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council. application due June 2027
25.6 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
26.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
28.9 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: Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.6 km); Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 9.0 km); TF and JH Braime Holdings Factory (rooftop solar, 9.4 km); LVF Packaging - Solar Panel (rooftop solar, 9.6 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.