What's changing near DE7 4AJ
Within 2 km, around Ilkeston Town in Erewash. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
54new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
104homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.2%like-for-like prices in Ilkeston Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
700 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
300 m away - Planning permissionSept 2025
600 m away - Planning permissionSept 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 3 homesLand to the rear of 199 - 213, Derby Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5FF (outline planning permission) Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 5 homesFormer Bulls Head, Little Hallam Hill, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4LY (full planning permission) May 2025
850 m away - Planning permission
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
28since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE7 4AJ 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
9storm overflows within 2 km
1,271hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
189spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Cossall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Erewash37 spills, 300 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Kirk Hallam - Western Outfall Tank (Sso)into Nut Brook24 spills, 299 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Gallows Inn Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Erewash31 spills, 239 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Potters Lock (Sso)into River Erewash19 spills, 168 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Erewash Sq Ilkeston Outlet 3 Csointo River Erewash29 spills, 165 hours in 2025
750 m away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston (Hallam Fields) Wwtwinto River Erewash29 spills, 96 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Manholesinto River Erewash16 spills, 4 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Manor View Csointo Nut Brook Canal4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (10 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Donaldson Timber, Hallam Fields Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Crompton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2022
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in · 16 MW
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in
Feb 2025
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Old Power House - Battery Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
2.2 km away - Solar farm
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 35 MW
Aug 2025
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Pinnacle Storage Park, Dale Abbey - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Jan 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hadden Court, Glaisdale Parkway - Roof Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2024
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Glaisdale Point, Units 10 To 12 - Roof Mounted Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Feb 2025
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Greens Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
May 20264.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Little Hallam Lane, IlkestonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Stanton Road, IlkestonHighway improvement works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Minor
Furnace Road, IlkestonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
12.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
13.5 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
13.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
13.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
15.6 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
20.2 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: Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant (anaerobic digestion, 1.6 km); Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.2 km); Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 4.1 km); Beeston Weir Hydro Scheme (hydro, 8.1 km); Willow Road - Roof mounted solar panels (rooftop solar, 8.5 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.