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
4storm overflows within 2 km
213hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
66spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Mortimer Wilson Csointo Oakerthorpe Brook41 spills, 171 hours in 2025
29 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Alfreton Leisure Centre Car Park, Church Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023 850 m away
Rooftop solar
Guilford Europe, Cotes Park Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023 2.4 km away
Solar farm
Meadow Lane Solar FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Mar 2023 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
A G Parfett & Sons Limited, Cotes Park Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2023 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Fairbrook House, Clover Nook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024 3.6 km away
Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Evans Concrete Products, Pye Bridge Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Mar 2024 3.9 km away
Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025 4.5 km away
Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023 4.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Long Meadow Road, AlfretonHighway improvement works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 500 m away
Major
Long Meadow Road, AlfretonHighway improvement works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 500 m away
Minor
Derby Road, AlfretonWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Minor
Derby Road, AlfretonDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 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.
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.
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Alfreton: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.3% in two years.