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
8storm overflows within 2 km
66hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
62spill events counted
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff15 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff23 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Wessex Water
Tuckton High Street Csointo Tidal River Stour(E) · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff15 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Wessex Water
Iford Bridge Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Stour(S) · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Wessex Water
Fisherman'S Walk Overflowinto English Channel · near bathing water: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
9 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (118 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025 5.2 km away
Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024 5.8 km away
Solar farm
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025 6.2 km away
Battery storage
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2025 6.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025 6.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024 6.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
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
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Carbery Lane, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 400 m away
Major, planned
Clifton Road, BournemouthUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Standard
Harewood Avenue, BournemouthDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Belle Vue Road, BournemouthUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 800 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 Southbourne West: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -4.2% in two years.