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
7storm overflows within 2 km
152hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
11 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Whitehaven Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2026 600 m away
Rooftop solar
J Dixon And Sons, Lowther Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025 1.7 km away
Battery storage
Woodend And Moor Row, Egremont - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Dec 2025 4.0 km away
Wind farm
Highfield Farm, St Bees - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2025 4.9 km away
Battery storage
Cleator Energy Storage Facility ExtensionPlanning application in · 5 MW
Jan 2026 5.0 km away
Wind farm
Stubsgill Farm, Distington - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2025 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Distington Materials Recycling Facility, Pittwood Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2024 7.6 km away
Solar farm
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Jul 2026 7.9 km away
Battery storage
Dean Moor Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2026 7.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Aug 2022 8.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Jericho Road, WhitehavenUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 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 7.5 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 Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.