What's changing near BS3 2QT
Within 2 km, around Ashton in Bristol, City of. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
146new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
458homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in Ashton, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
+18%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 homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
52 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
53 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
950 m away - Planning permissionApr 2023
1.3 km away - Planning permissionMar 2023
1.4 km away - Planning permissionSept 2022
1.6 km away - Planning permissionJun 20221.7 km away
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BS3 2QT itself
- Extendedcertificate 2013
- Extendedcertificate 2012
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
11storm overflows within 2 km
137hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
70spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Headley Road/Avon Roadinto Malago (S)20 spills, 52 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Wessex Water
Ashton Avenue Pumping Stationinto River Avon23 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Manor Wood Csointo The Malago16 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Fortfield Rd Csointo Pigeonhouse Stream Via Sws5 spills, 4 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Wessex Water
St Johns Lane Csointo The Malago (S)2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Tugela Road Csointo The Malago (Via Sws)2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Bedminster Road Cycle Track Csointo The Malago2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Old Mead Walk Csointo Trib . Colliters Brook Via Sws0 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
46 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (81 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Plc, Ashton Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Sept 2023
850 m away - Solar farm
Epic Long Ashton, Phase 1 - 3 Office BuildingsBeing built · 1 MW
Oct 2025
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Queens Road, Bishopsworth - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Canons Way, City Centre - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2026
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Hersey Gardens - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Western Drive, Hengrove - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jul 2024
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bottle Yard Studios (TBY2) - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jun 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe - Solar Photovoltaics PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2022
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
All Saints Church, Pembroke Road - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2024
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Drive Vauxhall, Avon Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Mar 2023
4.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Risdale Road, BristolHighway repair and maintenance works · BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major
Risdale Road, BristolHighway repair and maintenance works · BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Ashton Drive, BristolRemedial works · BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Standard
Longmoor Way, Long AshtonUtility asset works · Electricity Network Company Limited · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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 Nov 2022
11.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
15.0 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
18.0 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
20.3 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: Great Western Air Ambulance Charity - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.0 km); Feeder Road (battery storage, 4.5 km); Lockleaze Energy Storage (battery storage, 7.0 km); Avonmouth (solar farm, 9.3 km); Avonmouth Port - extension (wind farm, 9.5 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.