What's changing near BL9 8LP
Within 2 km, around Unsworth in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
37new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8%like-for-like prices in Unsworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
–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. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BL9 8LP 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
942hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
187spill events counted
- United Utilities
Bury Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Irwell57 spills, 617 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Bury Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Irwell38 spills, 143 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Parr Brook Csointo Parr Brook42 spills, 96 hours in 2025
450 m away - United Utilities
Sunny Bank Road Csointo Parr Brook Via Sws32 spills, 76 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Linksview Estate Cso 091bcinto Parr Brook18 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Manchester Road Csointo The River Roch Via A Surface Water Sewer0 spills, 0 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
53 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (51 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Health Club, Heywood Old Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Nov 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Heaton Park Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
May 2026
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Sports Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2021
4.9 km away - Solar farm
Chamber HouseBeing built · 4 MW
Apr 2023
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
5.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
1.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
21.0 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
24.2 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
25.9 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: Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 1.8 km); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.7 km); Lascar Works (battery storage, 4.3 km); Clifton Hall (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Salford Refuse Treatment Plant (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.4 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.