What's changing near BH17 9BE
Within 2 km, around Canford Heath West in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
45new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.3%like-for-like prices in Canford Heath West, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.1%)
-25%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BH17 9BE 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
84hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Poole E Stwinto Tributary Of Holes Bay(E) · near bathing water: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands; Poole Harbour Lake12 spills, 84 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Canford Heath Pumping Stationinto Hatch Pond Stream0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Poole E Stwinto Tributary Of Holes Bay(E) · near bathing water: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands; Poole Harbour Lake0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Holes Bay · near bathing water: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands; Poole Harbour Lake0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 19 running (142 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Nuffield Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 630 kW
Oct 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Alpha Centre, Upton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2023
2.1 km away - Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2023
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Oct 2024
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Oct 2024
2.4 km away - Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Canford School, Sports Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
May 2024
4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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.
Running nearest: Whites Landfill Site (Canford) (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Dorset Green Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.7 km); Dorset Green Battery (battery storage, 2.7 km); Dorset Green Hydrogen (hydrogen, 2.7 km); Holes Bay (battery storage, 3.0 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.