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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 7.7 km away
Running nearest: Office Field (solar farm, 1.3 km); Double H Nurseries Biomass Plant (biomass, 2.3 km); Beckley Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.8 km); Christchurch Energy (solar farm, 3.0 km); Efford Landfill (Newmilton) (landfill gas, 3.3 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
Major, planned
Ridgefield Gardens, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Ridgefield Gardens, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Clive Road, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
Clive Road, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
Ringwood Road, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Major, planned
Ringwood Road, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Denham Drive, ChristchurchHighway improvement works · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Minor
Oakleigh Way, ChristchurchNew service connection · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 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 Highcliffe & Walkford: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.