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
1storm overflows within 2 km
52hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
9spill events counted
United Utilities
Eastham Rake Csointo Dibbinsdale Brook9 spills, 52 hours in 2025
36 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (253 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Biffa Waste Services, Dock Road South - Battery Storage UnitsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022 3.0 km away
Energy from waste
Hooton ParkBeing built · 28 MW
Nov 2018 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Jaguar Landrover Phoenix Building, Eric Foundation Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 3.8 km away
Battery storage
Cheshire Power Station - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
May 2023 5.5 km away
Hydrogen
Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Phase 1 - Hydrogen Production PlantApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024 6.1 km away
Hydrogen
Application Submitted+W10183:X10183Approved, not yet built
Jul 2024 6.1 km away
Battery storage
Leisure United Jericho Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025 6.2 km away
Battery storage
Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst - Battery storageBeing built · 57 MW
Sept 2022 6.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Aigburth Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021 6.5 km away
Battery storage
Rectory Lane - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
May 2025 6.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Hillary Road, EasthamHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Standard
Gorsefield Close, EasthamHighway improvement works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Minor
Manor Road, EasthamDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 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
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.
Urenco Uk Limited, Capenhurst Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2023 6.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Garston Shore Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Sept 2022 7.1 km away
Running nearest: Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 3.0 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 3.9 km); Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston (rooftop solar, 4.7 km); Native River (battery storage, 6.7 km); National Grid Electricity Substation, Capenhurst Lane - Battery Storage (battery storage, 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.
Pre-application
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
application due May 2027 30.0 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.