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
8storm overflows within 2 km
344hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
145spill events counted
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Chester Wastewater Treatment Worksinto Esturial Waters Of The River Dee26 spills, 149 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Unknowninto River Dee57 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Cso At Chester Stwinto Esturial Waters Of The River Dee28 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Crane Street Csointo River Dee20 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Saltney Sewerage Chester Street Psinto River Dee6 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Unknowninto Finchetts Gutter4 spills, 3 hours in 2025
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
application due 30 May 2025 17.1 km away
Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east.
application due January 2028 24.0 km away
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 Chester City & Garden Quarter: +10% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.1% in two years.
Bretton Hall Solar Farm (England)Approved, not yet built
Oct 2023 3.6 km away
Running nearest: Huntington Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 4.8 km); National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane - Battery Storage (battery storage, 7.1 km); Toyota Motor Manufacturing Uk - Deeside (solar farm, 7.6 km); Longlooms Road East - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 7.6 km); Gowy Landfill Site (landfill gas, 7.7 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Pre-application
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
application due Dec 2027 24.4 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.