What's changing near BL1 5QT
Within 2 km, around Doffcocker & Moss Bank in Bolton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
34new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+13.5%like-for-like prices in Doffcocker & Moss Bank, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
27since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BL1 5QT itself
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
14storm overflows within 2 km
675hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
233spill events counted
- United Utilities
Chorley New/Devonshire Road Csointo Middle Brook73 spills, 258 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Albion Terrace Cso 071bdinto Astley Brook65 spills, 206 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Ladybridge Lane Csointo Middle Brook22 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Thompson Road Csointo Captains Clough8 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Vallets Lane Csointo Clvrt Of Captains Clough Brook7 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Gisburn Avenue Cso 071vointo Astley Brook15 spills, 22 hours in 2025
300 m away - United Utilities
Chorley New Road Cso 071jsinto Trib Of Middle Brook12 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Brook Deans Close Csointo Dean Brook6 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.4 km 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (55 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Union Court Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Oct 2021
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Vernacare, Folds Road - Solar PV arrayApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jan 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Crompton Health Centre, Crompton Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Edbro, Lever Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore, Mansell Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2026
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco, Mansell WayApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Nov 2020
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Bramble Croft, Chew Moor Lane - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
4.4 km away - Solar farm
Seddon Construction, Plodder Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
May 2025
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Slack Lane, Westhoughton - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Dec 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2026
5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
New Barn Street, BoltonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Chorley Old Road, BoltonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Lane closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
150 m away - Standard
Empress Street, BoltonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Thompson Road Pt 2, BoltonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Mansfield Grove, BoltonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Marlwood Road, BoltonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Back Melrose Avenue, BoltonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · 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
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
14.8 km away - Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north). application due May 2027
17.4 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
22.6 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
28.2 km away
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.
Running nearest: Salford Road (rooftop solar, 3.3 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 5.1 km); Salford Road Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.8 km); Atherton - Battery energy storage (battery storage, 7.4 km); Tesco Crab Tree Lane (rooftop solar, 7.7 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.