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
185hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
28spill events counted
Wessex Water
Wimborne Water Recycling Centreinto River Stour22 spills, 165 hours in 2025
700 m away
Wessex Water
Canford Main Pumping Stationinto Trib River Stour (S)4 spills, 13 hours in 2025
500 m away
Wessex Water
Brook Road Pumping Stationinto Tributary Of The River Stour2 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Wessex Water
Poole Road Pumping Stationinto River Allen (S)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
25 planned, approved or being built and 18 running (143 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Canford School, Sports Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
May 2024 1.9 km away
Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2023 2.7 km away
Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015 2.7 km away
Battery storage
Whittle Boxland, Whittle Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2022 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 630 kW
Oct 2023 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Nuffield Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2022 5.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Ferndown Upper School - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2022 5.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2022 5.7 km away
Rooftop solar
The Alpha Centre, Upton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Feb 2023 5.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 260 kW
Oct 2024 6.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Merley Park Road, PooleUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 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
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 Merley: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +5.0% in two years.