What's changing near BL9 5DJ
Within 2 km, around Walmersley & Limefield in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
248new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
42homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.4%like-for-like prices in Walmersley & Limefield, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
300 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
26 new homes completed18 flats, 8 houses · May 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.6 km away
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
50since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BL9 5DJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2013
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
9storm overflows within 2 km
325hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
179spill events counted
- United Utilities
Tanpits Road Csointo River Irwell53 spills, 166 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Burnley Road Cso 099blinto Walmersley Brook67 spills, 101 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Rochdale Road/Wash Lane Ssointo River Roch25 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Seedfield Secondary Modern Schl Csointo Unnamed Trib Of River Irwell24 spills, 21 hours in 2025
350 m away - United Utilities
Woodhill Road Cso 092jpinto Woodhill Brook5 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Opp 182 Rochdale Road Cso (Bry0141)into Clv Trib Of River Roch4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Kingfisher Drive Cso 092bsinto Clvrtd Section Gypsy Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Off Walmersley Road Cso 092jlinto Pigs Lea Brook Trib Rvr Irwell0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 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
26 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (116 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Sports Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2021
4.4 km away - Battery storage
The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 2024
5.3 km away - Solar farm
Chamber HouseBeing built · 4 MW
Apr 2023
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Health Club, Heywood Old Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Nov 2023
6.9 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
7.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
41 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Hornby Street, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
300 m away - Major
Hornby Street, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
300 m away - Major, planned
Chesham Road, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major
Chesham Road, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Brookshaw Street, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Brookshaw Street, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Standard
Walmersley Road, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Standard
Clifton Street, BuryUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026250 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
6.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
25.1 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
26.0 km away - Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
26.9 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: Lascar Works (battery storage, 950 m); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.3 km); Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 3.5 km); Scout Moor Windfarm (wind farm, 7.2 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 8.7 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.