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
27hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
10spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Woodville - Broomy Furlong Csointo Tributary Of Repton Brook6 spills, 25 hours in 2025
700 m away
Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Coppice Side (Cso)into Darklands Brook2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Belmont Street (Cso)into Trib River Trent 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - High Street (Cso)into Trib River Trent 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Swadlincote - Civic Way (Cso)into Trib Of River Trent0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
29 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (73 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Lullington Solar ParkPlanning application in · 44 MW
Jul 2025 1.3 km away
Energy from waste
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 3.0 km away
Battery storage
Park Road, Overseal - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jul 2022 4.2 km away
Battery storage
Breach Farm - Energy BarnApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Aug 2017 4.9 km away
Battery storage
Caldwell Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
Jul 2024 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Clinitron House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2026 6.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Ceva House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Feb 2025 6.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Meadowside Leisure Centre, High Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
Nov 2024 6.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Velis Kebab, Hawkins Lane - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Apr 2024 7.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major
Burton Road, WoodvilleHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Frank Bodicote Way, SwadlincoteHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Hartshorne Road, WoodvilleHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Minor
Burton Road, WoodvilleNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Minor
Unnamed Footpath From Blueberry Way To Box Close, WoodvilleHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
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
Decided
Oaklands Farm Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station
decided Jun 2025 8.7 km away
Pre-application
Castle Way EnergyGenerating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 16 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Battery storage
Burton Enterprise Park, Hawkins Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022 7.5 km away
Solar farm
Claymills Sewage Treatment Works, Meadow Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 25 MW
May 2026 7.5 km away
Running nearest: Midland Lead, Kiln Way - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 1000 m); Short Hazel Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.8 km); Bretby Power (landfill gas, 3.4 km); Prestop Park Farm (solar farm, 3.4 km); Land at Ingles Hill Farm (solar farm, 3.9 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.
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire.
application due June 2027 29.3 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.