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
5storm overflows within 2 km
110hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
62spill events counted
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Cso At Chester Stwinto Esturial Waters Of The River Dee28 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
West Of Wealstone Lane Csointo Bache Brook27 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Unknowninto Finchetts Gutter4 spills, 3 hours in 2025
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 22.7 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 Blacon North: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.5% in two years.
Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Splott - Battery Storage UnitsApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jul 2024 4.9 km away
Running nearest: Huntington Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 5.6 km); National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane - Battery Storage (battery storage, 5.8 km); Longlooms Road East - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 6.1 km); Native River (battery storage, 6.5 km); Gowy Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.5 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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 23.4 km away
Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
application due September 2027 29.9 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.