What's changing near BS16 7DQ
Within 2 km, around Emersons Green in South Gloucestershire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
37new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.9%like-for-like prices in Emersons Green, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended 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. 20 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BS16 7DQ 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
5hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
3spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Oakdale Road Csointo Trib Of Stockwell Via Sws3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Unnamed Tributary Of The River Frome0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Wessex Water
14 Downleaze Road Csointo Trib Of River Frome Via Sws0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 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
57 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (240 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Hydrogen
Iaaps, Newlands Lane - Solar Panels & Hydrogen StorageApproved, not yet built
Oct 2022
400 m away - Rooftop solar
Iaaps, Newlands Lane - Solar Panels & Hydrogen StorageApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Oct 2022
400 m away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Club, Willowherb Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Sept 2023
450 m away - Rooftop solar
Emerald Park, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
May 2023
450 m away - Rooftop solar
Folly Brook Road, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited, The Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2024
850 m away - Rooftop solar
DPD Bristol, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2024
1.1 km away - Solar farm
Westerleigh Solar, Oakleigh Green Farm Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jul 2024
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Stoke Gifford Bypass, Curtis Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 20263.5 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 Nov 2022
19.5 km away - Examinationapplication due September 2025
23.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
25.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
27.3 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: Amcor Flexibles (rooftop solar, 4.1 km); Says Court Farm solar park (solar farm, 4.5 km); Grange Farm (Avon) (solar farm, 5.4 km); Hare Brewery - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.6 km); Hammond Court Farm (solar farm, 5.6 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.