What's changing near CV8 1BH
Within 2 km, around Kenilworth West in Warwick. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.7%like-for-like prices in Kenilworth West, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
+14%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CV8 1BH itself
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
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
33 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (9 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Castle Farm Recreation Ground, Fishponds Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
1.3 km away - Battery storage
Holly Lane Energy Park - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 75 MW
Jan 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Burton Green Farm - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2024
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Little Beanit Farm, Balsall Common - Battery StorageBeing built · 200 MW
Sept 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Hodgetts Lane, Berkswell - Electricity Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2023
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 23 MW
Jul 2024
4.6 km away - Battery storage
Honiley Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Jul 2024
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Automotive Trim Developments, Priory Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jun 20244.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Feb 2026
12.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
13.1 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
25.7 km away - Pre-application
Arrow Valley SolarGenerating Stations · approximately 4km south west of Alcester within the administrative area of Wychavon District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Redditch Borough Council. application due April 2027
28.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2014
28.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
28.7 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Waverley Wood II (landfill gas, 8.2 km); Coventry (energy from waste, 8.4 km); Wolseley National Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 9.5 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.
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.