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
244hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
70spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Pumping Stationinto Pessall Brook27 spills, 183 hours in 2025
27 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (40 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 450 m away
Battery storage
Oaklands Solar Farm Project - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jun 2025 1.7 km away
Battery storage
Caldwell Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
Jul 2024 2.7 km away
Battery storage
Breach Farm - Energy BarnApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Aug 2017 3.0 km away
Battery storage
Fairfields Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 1,025 MW
Mar 2025 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Barn Farm - Batter Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jul 2025 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jul 2022 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Barn Farm & Walton Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Drakelow - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 1,000 MW
Dec 2024 3.5 km away
Energy from waste
Drakelow Renewable Energy CentreBeing built · 15 MW
Sept 2019 3.5 km away
Energy from waste
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Main Street, SwadlincoteUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 0 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 1.5 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.
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Lanxess, Lichfield Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 210 kW
Feb 2023 4.7 km away
Running nearest: Land at Coton Park Colliery (solar farm, 3.0 km); Drakelow Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.4 km); Bretby Power (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Shortheath Solar Park (solar farm, 5.9 km); Midland Lead, Kiln Way - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 6.6 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.
Rail Freight Interchanges · 20km southwest of Nottingham, next to East Midlands Airport
Sept 2026 25.0 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.