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
6storm overflows within 2 km
526hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
152spill events counted
United Utilities
Horwich Wastewater Treatment Worksinto Pearl Brook31 spills, 195 hours in 2025
800 m away
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Horwich Wastewater Treatment Worksinto Pearl Brook19 spills, 168 hours in 2025
800 m away
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Woodbarn Farm Cso 07059into Unnamed Trib The River Douglas48 spills, 84 hours in 2025
900 m away
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Park Hall Farm Cso 071eyinto Unnamed Trib Of Middle Brook40 spills, 67 hours in 2025
700 m away
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Jct Of Manchester Rd/Station Rd Csointo Unnamed Trib Of Middle Brook11 spills, 7 hours in 2025
250 m away
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Manchester Rd/Hope Stinto River Croal3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
31 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (79 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Scot Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 900 m away
Rooftop solar
Tesco, Mansell WayApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Nov 2020 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore, Mansell Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2026 2.7 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Wigan Lane - Anaerobic Digester UnitApproved, not yet built
Mar 2026 3.9 km away
Battery storage
Slack Lane, Westhoughton - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Dec 2024 4.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Mar 2026 4.9 km away
Battery storage
Ditchers FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradley Hall Trading Estate, Bradley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Sept 2024 5.1 km away
Battery storage
Bramble Croft, Chew Moor Lane - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Sept 2021 5.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Manchester Road, BoltonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Minor
Crown Lane, BoltonHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 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
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).
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 Blackrod & Butterwick Fields: +34% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.5% in two years.