What's changing near DE72 3JJ
Within 2 km, around Borrowash & Ockbrook in Erewash. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
13new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
56homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.2%like-for-like prices in Borrowash & Ockbrook, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DE72 3JJ itself
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
8storm overflows within 2 km
505hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
188spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Ockbrook - Nooning Lane (Draycott) (Eso)into Tributary Of Cecilly Brook54 spills, 240 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Off Stoney Gate Road Csointo River Derwent39 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Newbold Avenue Csointo Ock Brook21 spills, 62 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Sandringham Drive Csointo Trib Of River Derwent28 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Anglers Lane Csointo River Derwent7 spills, 32 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Nottingham Road Csointo Trib Of River Derwent17 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
South Of Borrowash Bypass Csointo Ock Brook22 spills, 21 hours in 2025
250 m away - Severn Trent Water
Hawthorne Avenue Csointo Ock Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
150 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
38 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (20 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Smartparc Food Hub, Evolution Way - Plot 8 Roof Mounted PV Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2024
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 35 MW
Aug 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services, Raynesway - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 210 kW
Jul 2022
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
St Modwen Park, Andressey Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 240 kW
May 2026
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Lees Brook Community School, Morley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
St Christophers Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Jul 2022
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunelm Mill, Ascot Drive - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 160 kW
Apr 2023
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Metal Improvement Company, Ascot Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Firstsource, Riverside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 770 kW
Mar 20245.6 km away
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
- Decideddecided Aug 2023
8.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
9.1 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
9.1 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
10.5 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
13.0 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
13.5 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Derby Sewage Treatment Works (wind farm, 2.8 km); East Midlands Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 6.7 km); Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant (anaerobic digestion, 7.1 km); Sinfin Lane (energy from waste, 7.5 km); Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 8.2 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.
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.