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
24storm overflows within 2 km
1,415hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
48 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Thornton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Mar 2022 850 m away
Battery storage
Stor Generation Plant - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Apr 2025 1.1 km away
Rooftop solar
The University Of Bradford Stadium - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
University of Bradford, Richmond Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2022 1.2 km away
Battery storage
Midland Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 80 MW
Dec 2024 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2024 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradford Girls Grammar School, Squire Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2024 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Trafalgar House Police Station - Installation Of Solar PV SystemBeing built
Sept 2023 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Bow Beck Bowling, Back Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2023 2.8 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Cashmere Works, Birksland Street - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in
May 20243.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Lumb Lane, BradfordHighway improvement works · CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to May 2027 900 m away
Standard
Arthington Street, BradfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Standard
Wigan Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Preston Street, BradfordUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 550 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 18.3 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 Brown Royd: +52% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.8% in two years.