54 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023 800 m away
Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
St Matthews CE Primary School, Ivy House Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradford Forster Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2024 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022 1.5 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 2024 1.7 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Sedbergh Sports and Leisure Centre - Solar PV InstallationBeing built · 200 kW
Mar 2026 2.4 km away
Biomass
Unit 1, Whitehead Business Park - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024 2.5 km away
Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 20242.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
Major, planned
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027 300 m away
Major
Baird Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027 300 m away
Major, planned
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 350 m away
Major
Ripley Street, BradfordUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 350 m away
Major
Hawkshead Drive, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
Major
Heddon Walk, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major
Heddon Grove, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 850 m away
Major
Ryan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Mar 2027 850 m away
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 20.1 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 Holme Top: +34% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.1% in two years.
School closed: TLG BradfordOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Nov 2022 1.8 km away
School closed
School closed: Bradford District PRUPupil referral unit, pupil referral unit (closure)
Mar 2021 1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 26 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
68 m² → 96 m² (+28 m²)
certificate 2014
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.
Rooftop solar
The University Of Bradford Stadium - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Swaledale House, Weaverthorpe Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW