What's changing near DE12 6RS

On the map

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. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

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

• Severn Trent Water
  Rosliston Sewage Pumping Stationinto Darklands Brook43 spills, 61 hours in 2025
  1.1 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Coton Park Wwtwinto Darklands Brk Trib River Trent6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away

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

27 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (45 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 138 MW
  Jun 2025
  1.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Breach Farm - Energy BarnApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
  Aug 2017
  1.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Caldwell Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
  Jul 2024
  1.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
  Jul 2022
  2.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
  Jun 2025
  2.6 km away
• Energy from waste
  Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
  Aug 2025
  3.3 km away
• Energy from waste
  Drakelow Renewable Energy CentreBeing built · 15 MW
  Sept 2019
  3.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Fairfields Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 1,025 MW
  Mar 2025
  3.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
  Jul 2025
  3.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Barn Farm & Walton Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
  Jul 2023
  3.9 km away

Road and street works within 1 km

3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Main Street, SwadlincoteUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
  50 m away
• Major, planned
  Church Lane, SwadlincoteUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Give and take
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  100 m away
• Major, planned
  Unnamed Road Between Main Street And Caldwell Road, CaldwellUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
  300 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
  2.5 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.
  application due June 2027
  12.5 km away
• Decided
  Willington C Gas PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · Near Burton on Trent
  decided Dec 2014
  12.7 km away
• Decided
  A38 Derby Junctions Highways · Derby
  decided Aug 2023
  21.8 km away
• Recommendation
  East Midlands Gateway Phase 2Storage or Distribution of Goods · On land to the south of East Midlands Airport and south-west of M1 Junction 23A
  Sept 2026
  22.0 km away
• Decided
  East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight InterchangeRail Freight Interchanges · North of East Midlands Airport
  decided Jan 2016
  23.8 km away
• Recommendation
  East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Material Change

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 Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 650 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +9.7% in two years.
• Everything about Castle Gresley, Overseal & Coton · homes at DE12 6RS · the property market