What's changing near DE55 2AZ
Within 2 km, around South Normanton West in Bolsover. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
125new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
10homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.2%like-for-like prices in South Normanton West, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.3%)
+13%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
45 new homes completed8 flats, 37 houses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
750 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
800 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
450 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 10 homesSite of Bolsover District Council Depot, Meadow Lane, South Normanton (full planning permission) Nov 2021
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
2in DE55 2AZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2017
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
9storm overflows within 2 km
1,343hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
164spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
South Normanton Stwinto Normanton Brook53 spills, 948 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
South Normanton - Carnfield Spsinto Tributary Of Alfreton Brook25 spills, 164 hours in 2025
400 m away - Severn Trent Water
Alfreton - Meadow Lane Sewage Psinto Tributary Of Alfreton Brook33 spills, 83 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birchwood Lane Csointo Trib Of River Erewash23 spills, 59 hours in 2025
750 m away - Severn Trent Water
South Normanton Stw 12dwf (So)into Normanton Brook3 spills, 28 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
South Normanton Stw 6dwf (So)into Normanton Brook8 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Somercotes - Birchwood Lane Spsinto Tributary Of River Erewash7 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Birchwood Lane Csointo Tributary Of River Erewash12 spills, 14 hours in 2025
600 m 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
34 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (29 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
1.8 km away - Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Eurocell Nickel, High View Road - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 600 kW
Jul 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Wharf Road & Beaufit Lane, Pinxton - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Plymouth Avenue, Pinxton - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Brookside Way, Huthwaite - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 20243.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Unnamed Slip Road Between A38 And Birchwood Lane, South NormantonWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Bramble Way, South NormantonWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
Market Street, South NormantonNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
- Pre-application
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
9.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
21.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
29.2 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
29.2 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.7 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 3.5 km); Sutton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Padleywood Farm (solar farm, 5.8 km); Averhill Farm (solar farm, 5.8 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.