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
11storm overflows within 2 km
440hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
42 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (19 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
St James Church Primary School, Chelwood Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2024 1.5 km away
Battery storage
Old Allen Road, Wilsden - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 100 MW
Oct 2025 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Clayton Ce Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024 2.2 km away
Battery storage
Bradford West Substation (Harrop Edge Farm)Being built · 50 MW
Jul 2022 2.2 km away
Battery storage
Peat Dykes Farm, Harrop Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jun 2026 2.2 km away
Battery storage
Bradford West, Harrop Lane, Wilsden - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
May 2023 2.3 km away
Battery storage
Lane Side - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024 3.6 km away
Battery storage
Holmfield - Battery Energy StorageBeing built · 250 kW
Mar 20233.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Thornton Road, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to May 2027 150 m away
Standard
School Green Avenue, BradfordNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Minor
Henry Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Minor
Thornton Road, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 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 13.6 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 Thornton: +36% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.7% in two years.