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
4hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill events counted
Wessex Water
New Rd Ps Formerly Golf Links Rd Psinto Tributary Of The Moors River4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Wessex Water
Aldridge Road Pumping Stationinto (S) Trib Of Moors River0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
750 m away
Wessex Water
Dugdell Close Pumping Stationinto Trib Of Moors River0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Trib Of Moors River0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
25 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (141 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2022 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Ferndown Upper School - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2022 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Ringwood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Mar 2025 2.4 km away
Battery storage
Whittle Boxland, Whittle Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2022 2.6 km away
Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024 2.9 km away
Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Canford School, Sports Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
May 2024 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025 4.5 km away
Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015 4.9 km away
Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major
Darley Road, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major
Dudsbury Avenue, FerndownHighway improvement works · DORSET COUNCIL · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Major
Locksley Drive, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Major, planned
Dunedin Drive, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
Dunedin Drive, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
Wollaton Road, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Standard
Matlock Road, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Standard
Dunedin Close, FerndownUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
Wollaton Road, FerndownUtility asset works · Trooli Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026300 m away
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 Parley & Hampreston: +18% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 130 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.5% in two years.