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
2storm overflows within 2 km
28hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
6spill events counted
United Utilities
Stanton Road Psinto Boardman Brook4 spills, 28 hours in 2025
800 m away
United Utilities
Port Causeway/Crossway Csointo Bromborough Pool · near bathing water: Wallasey2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
30 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (169 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 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Woodchurch Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2026 4.7 km away
Solar farm
Murrayfield Hospital, Holmwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2023 4.9 km away
Energy from waste
Hooton ParkBeing built · 28 MW
Nov 2018 5.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Aigburth Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021 5.8 km away
Rooftop solar
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022 5.9 km away
Wind farm
HMS Eaglet, Sefton Street - Wind Turbine & Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Sept 2022 5.9 km away
Battery storage
Leisure United Jericho Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Sept 2025 6.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Nov 2025 6.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
25 permitted works running now or planned, 21 of them major.
Major
Tyburn Road, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 100 m away
Major
Walford Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 100 m away
Major
Tyburn Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 150 m away
Major
Weymoor Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 150 m away
Major
Randle Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Major
Poulton Green Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 200 m away
Major, planned
Hockenhull Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major
Hockenhull Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major
Inley Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026300 m away
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.
Jaguar Landrover Phoenix Building, Eric Foundation Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 6.2 km away
Running nearest: Bromborough Dock (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Bromborough Dock Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.9 km); Aldi Distribution Centre - Neston (rooftop solar, 5.5 km); Burbo Bank Energy Storage (battery storage, 8.9 km); Native River (battery storage, 9.1 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.
Major
Hillwood Close, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 400 m away
Major
Meriden Avenue, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 450 m away
Major
Mobberley Way, SpitalHighway repair and maintenance works · WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 550 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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 27.6 km away
Decided
Awel y Môr Offshore Wind FarmGenerating Stations · To the west of, and immediately adjacent to, the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.
decided Sept 2023 29.4 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.