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
1storm overflows within 2 km
324hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
15 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (134 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Christchurch Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Sept 2023 1.1 km away
Battery storage
Land Adj Harmer Warren QuarryBeing built · 10 MW
Nov 2022 4.7 km away
Solar farm
Hamer Warren Solar FarmBeing built · 23 MW
Jan 2023 5.1 km away
Battery storage
Holt Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 48 MW
Jul 2024 6.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Ringwood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Mar 2025 7.0 km away
Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024 7.6 km away
Battery storage
Mannington Battery Energy Storage SystemBeing built · 50 MW
Apr 2025 7.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024 8.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2022 8.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Ferndown Upper School - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2022 9.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Station Mill, Ashford Road - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned
Southampton Road, RingwoodUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 100 m away
Major
Southampton Road, RingwoodUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 100 m away
Major, planned
Market Place, RingwoodWorks for road purposes · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 100 m away
Major, planned
Southampton Road, RingwoodWorks for road purposes · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 150 m away
Major
Christchurch Road, RingwoodUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Standard
Addison Square, RingwoodNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 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 Ringwood South: +15% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.5% in two years.