What's changing near CB6 2UL

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homesLand Rear Of 47-53 Ely Road Little Downham Cambridgeshire (full planning permission)
  May 2022
  600 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Cannon Street: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Matthew Wren Close: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Bishops Close: 1 home extended since 2021
• Pond Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• Church Way: 1 home extended since 2021
• Bury Green: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  18, Matthew Wren Close89 m² → 114 m² (+25 m²)
  certificate 2023
• Extended
  11, Matthew Wren Close92 m² → 121 m² (+29 m²)
  certificate 2022
• Extended
  1, Matthew Wren Close103 m² → 122 m² (+19 m²)
  certificate 2020

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

• Anglian Water
  Little Downham Water Recycling Cntrinto Pipers Hill Drain River Great29 spills, 117 hours in 2025
  750 m away
• Anglian Water
  Little Downham California Hse Csointo Trib Of Hundred Foot River1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  800 m away
• Anglian Water
  Eagles Lane Psinto Tributary Littleport & Downham0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  450 m away
• Anglian Water
  Little Downham West Fen Psinto Trib Pypers Hill Drain0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  700 m 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

5 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (44 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Battery storage
  Wicken Bridleway, Church Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 400 MW
  Apr 2026
  3.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  The Cloisters - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Jun 2023
  3.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Cambridge Commodities, Lancaster Way Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Jan 2024
  5.2 km away
• Anaerobic digestion
  Colony FarmBeing built · 4 MW
  Mar 2019
  9.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  The Harbour School, Station Road - Solar Panels & ASHPApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
  Nov 2022
  9.5 km away

Running nearest: Willow Farm (solar farm, 7.0 km); May Farm Anaerobic Digester (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.7 km); Elean Business Park Biomass Plant (biomass, 8.6 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.

Road and street works within 1 km

3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Ely Road, Little DownhamWorks for road purposes · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
  400 m away
• Major
  Ely Road, Little DownhamWorks for road purposes · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
  400 m away
• Major
  Lawn Lane, Little DownhamHighway improvement works · CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
  750 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

• Pre-application
  Redmere Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Located near Shippea Hill, in East Anglia.
  application due July 2027
  11.8 km away
• Pre-application
  Fens ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 2km north of Chatteris and south west of the villages of Doddington and Wimblington
  application due September 2028
  12.2 km away
• Pre-application
  Chatteris Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Located south of Chatteris, in East Anglia
  application due July 2027
  13.5 km away
• Decided
  Sunnica Energy FarmGenerating Stations · Sunnica West is located south of Chippenham, and Sunnica East is located south of Worlington
  decided Jul 2024
  21.8 km away
• Decided
  Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant RelocationWaste Water Treatment Plants · Land North of A14 Trunk Road, Milton, Cambridge
  decided Apr 2025
  22.9 km away
• Decided
  Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power FacilityGenerating Stations · Land on the Algores Way Industrial Estate to the west of Algores Way in Wisbech, Fenland, Cambridge
  decided Feb 2024
  25.0 km away
• Decided
  A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme

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 Little Downham & Sutton: +13% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +0.5% in two years.
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