What's changing near DE56 1UB
Within 2 km, around Belper Far Laund in Amber Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
94new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.6%like-for-like prices in Belper Far Laund, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
38 new homes completed4 flats, 34 houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
40since energy certificates began (2008)
2in DE56 1UB itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2015
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
17storm overflows within 2 km
432hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
146spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Heage Sewage Treatment Worksinto Downmeadow Brook9 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Heage Sewage Treatment Worksinto Downmeadow Brook13 spills, 99 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Heage - Sotshole (Sso)into Coppice Brook26 spills, 66 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bridge Foot Combined Sewer Overflowinto Tributary Of River Derwent18 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Areas Milford & Belper/Sm & Em O/Finto River Derwent16 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bridge Street Csointo Tributary Of River Derwent35 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Derby Rd-Gibfield Ln Csointo Coppice Brook14 spills, 4 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bridge Street-Field Lane Jcn Csointo Tributary Of River Derwent11 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
SC Johnson, Denby - Solar PanelsBeing built · 620 kW
Sept 2022
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Hl Plastics Extrusions, Flamstead House Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Apr 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2023
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Derby Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 38 MW
Mar 2025
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Derby Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Swanwick CollieryPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2015
5.6 km away - Battery storage
Brook Farm, High Street - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Kirkley Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Mar 2026
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Solvay Composites Derby - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2025
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Composites House, Delves Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2025
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
1.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
11.4 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
20.4 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
20.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
24.2 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
24.2 km away - Recommendation
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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.