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
1storm overflows within 2 km
12hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
25spill events counted
United Utilities
Melbourne Terrace Csointo Unnamed Trib Of River Wyre25 spills, 12 hours in 2025
14 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (117 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Chapel Banks, Curwen Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 3 MW
Jun 2026 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Curwen Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Mar 2022 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Workington Leisure Centre, Griffin Street - Solar PanlsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Nov 2024 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Aug 2022 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Distington Materials Recycling Facility, Pittwood Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024 3.8 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Iggesund Paperboard, Siddick - Anaerobic Digestion PlantApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023 4.4 km away
Wind farm
Stubsgill Farm, Distington - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2025 5.4 km away
Wind farm
New Balance Athletic Shoes, Flimby To Maryport - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2024 5.8 km away
Solar farm
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Jul 2026 6.7 km away
Battery storage
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2026 6.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Salisbury Street, WorkingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 500 m away
Major, planned
Rowe Terrace, WorkingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 550 m away
Major
Grasmere Avenue, WorkingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Nilsson Drive, WorkingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Standard
Westfield Drive, WorkingtonUtility asset works · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Moorclose Road, SalterbeckNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 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
Decided
Dean Moor Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Site located primarily to the west of the A5086 at Branthwaite Edge, and approximately 6.5 KM south
decided Jul 2026 7.0 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Workington West: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 70 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.8% in two years.