What's changing near BS36 1AQ
Within 2 km, around Emersons Green in South Gloucestershire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
30new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
14homes 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. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
37since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BS36 1AQ 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
48hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
50spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Harcombe Farm Csointo River Frome42 spills, 40 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Oakdale Road Csointo Trib Of Stockwell Via Sws3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Wessex Water
Overndale Road Csointo Lincombe Barn Stream5 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Wessex Water
14 Downleaze Road Csointo Trib Of River Frome Via Sws0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Unnamed Tributary Of The River Frome0 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
61 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (240 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Emerald Park, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
May 2023
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Folly Brook Road, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022
750 m away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Club, Willowherb Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Sept 2023
950 m away - Hydrogen
Iaaps, Newlands Lane - Solar Panels & Hydrogen StorageApproved, not yet built
Oct 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Iaaps, Newlands Lane - Solar Panels & Hydrogen StorageApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Oct 2022
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets Limited, The Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
DPD Bristol, Emersons Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2024
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Stoke Gifford Bypass, Curtis Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Westerleigh Solar, Oakleigh Green Farm Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Westerleigh Hill, Westerleigh - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jul 20243.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Dibden Lane, Emersons GreenUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Fouracre Crescent, DownendDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Sandringham Avenue, DownendUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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
18.9 km away - Examinationapplication due September 2025
24.0 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
25.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
27.0 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, 3.4 km); Says Court Farm solar park (solar farm, 4.6 km); Grange Farm (Avon) (solar farm, 4.8 km); Hammond Court Farm (solar farm, 5.0 km); Lockleaze Energy Storage (battery storage, 5.8 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.