What's changing near CB8 0SQ
Within 2 km, around Swaffham & Bottisham in East Cambridgeshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
4new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.7%like-for-like prices in Swaffham & Bottisham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.7%)
-4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolSept 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permissionNov 2021
200 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
4in CB8 0SQ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2011
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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
8 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (94 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Grain Stores, West Wratting - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
6.5 km away - Anaerobic digestion
Streetly Hall Farm, West Wickham - Anaerobic Digestion Renewable Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Jul 2024
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Streetly Hall Farm, Webbs Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2025
6.9 km away - Solar farm
Newmarket Road, Bottisham - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2023
8.4 km away - Battery storage
Newmarket Road, Bottisham - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2023
8.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Superstore, Haycocks Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Apr 2026
8.9 km away - Battery storage
Haverhill Road, Little Wratting - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
9.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Samuel Ward Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2025
9.9 km away
Running nearest: Wadlow Wind Farm (wind farm, 4.2 km); Great Wilbraham Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.5 km); Exning (solar farm, 9.4 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
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Brinkley Road, Westley WaterlessUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
High Street, BrinkleyUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 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
Kingsway Solar Farm Generating Stations · SE of Cambridge, 2.5km NW of Balsham and 3.8W of West Wratting. application due October 2026
7.0 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
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2025
14.4 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.