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
9storm overflows within 2 km
246hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
171spill events counted
United Utilities
Meadow Rd Cso 023a8into A Culverted Section Of Pow Beck (Via A Surface Water Sewer) · near bathing water: St Bees19 spills, 74 hours in 2025
6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major
Buttermere Avenue, WhitehavenHighway improvement works · Cumberland Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Major, planned
Catherine Street, WhitehavenUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 950 m away
Standard
Hill Top Road, WhitehavenNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 m away
Standard
Monkwray Road, WhitehavenNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 m away
Standard
The Gardens, WhitehavenNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Catherine Street, WhitehavenNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 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 9.3 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse: +28% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 150 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.2% in two years.