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
1storm overflows within 2 km
55hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
Wessex Water
Kinson Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff12 spills, 55 hours in 2025
25 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (125 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025 1.6 km away
Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024 3.7 km away
Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2024 4.2 km away
Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2023 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2022 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Ferndown Upper School - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2022 5.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Canford School, Sports Centre - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Barnes Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 850 m away
Standard
Wimborne Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Wimborne Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Whitelegg Way, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Northbourne Roundabout, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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 Northbourne: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.3% in two years.