What's changing near BH21 1QS

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  Oct 2026
  1.2 km away
• New homes
  32 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  18 new homes completed1 flats, 17 houses · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.2 km away
• New homes
  26 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  16 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  800 m away
• New homes
  8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  1.6 km away
• New homes
  15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
  May 2026
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
  Feb 2026
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
  Feb 2026
  1.3 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
  Jan 2026
  1.4 km away

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Merley Ways: 5 homes extended since 2021
• Ullswater Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Derwentwater Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Oakley Hill: 1 home extended since 2021
• Station Road: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  14, Derwentwater Road60 m² → 118 m² (+58 m²)
  certificate 2023
• Extended
  9, Derwentwater Road77 m² → 101 m² (+24 m²)
  certificate 2011

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

• Wessex Water
  Wimborne Water Recycling Centreinto River Stour22 spills, 165 hours in 2025
  900 m away
• Wessex Water
  Canford Main Pumping Stationinto Trib River Stour (S)4 spills, 13 hours in 2025
  650 m away
• Wessex Water
  Brook Road Pumping Stationinto Tributary Of The River Stour2 spills, 7 hours in 2025
  1.3 km away
• Wessex Water
  Poole Road Pumping Stationinto River Allen (S)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  500 m 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

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
  2.1 km away
• Solar farm
  Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Dec 2023
  2.8 km away
• Energy from waste
  CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
  Jan 2015
  2.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Whittle Boxland, Whittle Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Nov 2022
  5.0 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
  5.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
  Jan 2022
  5.8 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
  900 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.
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