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
6storm overflows within 2 km
457hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
173spill events counted
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Dee Lane Csointo River Dee58 spills, 234 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
The Groves Csointo River Dee34 spills, 81 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Deva Terrace Csointo River Dee44 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Chester Trooper Inn Csointo Bache Brook14 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Boathouse Inn Csointo River Dee23 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Christleton Old Woman'S Lane Csointo Tributary Of Caldy Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
HyNet Carbon Dioxide PipelineOther Pipe-lines · From the Ince AGI in Cheshire, via Stanlow Refinery, to Talacre Beach in North Wales
decided Mar 2024 17.6 km away
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 20.8 km away
Pre-application
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 Vicars Cross & Hoole East: +28% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.1% in two years.
Inchcape Volkswagen Chester, Sealand Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Aug 2023 4.5 km away
Solar farm
Wervin Road, Wervin - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 4 MW
Apr 2026 4.7 km away
Running nearest: Huntington Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 2.9 km); Gowy Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.1 km); Gowy Landfill Site, Cheshire (Extension) (landfill gas, 5.1 km); S P & G Blything, Cross Lanes - Biomass Boiler (biomass, 6.8 km); Longlooms Road East - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 7.4 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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 25.4 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 26.5 km away
Pre-application
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1Underground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North.
application due April 2027 27.3 km away
Pre-application
Salinae Hydrogen Storage projectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · The site is located approximately 5.2km south west of the town of Middlewich, west of Warmingham, in the Cheshire East Council area. It is partly on the site of the existing British Salt/Kistos Energy Storage facility.
application due July 2027 27.7 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.