What's changing near DE7 8AE
Within 2 km, around Ilkeston Town in Erewash. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
50new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
233homes 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
1.4 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.3 km away - Planning permissionSept 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionSept 2025
250 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
250 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 3 homesLand to the rear of 199 - 213, Derby Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5FF (outline planning permission) Jul 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permissionMay 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
350 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 5 homesFormer Bulls Head, Little Hallam Hill, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4LY (full planning permission)
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DE7 8AE 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
939hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
116spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Cossall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Erewash37 spills, 300 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Kirk Hallam - Western Outfall Tank (Sso)into Nut Brook24 spills, 299 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Potters Lock (Sso)into River Erewash19 spills, 168 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Erewash Sq Ilkeston Outlet 3 Csointo River Erewash29 spills, 165 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Mapperley Village Storm Overflowinto Nut Brook3 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Manor View Csointo Nut Brook Canal4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wash Meadow Csointo River Erewash0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Severn Trent Water
Manholesinto River Erewash0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 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
46 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (10 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Old Power House - Battery Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Donaldson Timber, Hallam Fields Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Crompton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2022
2.6 km away - Solar farm
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in · 16 MW
Feb 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in
Feb 2025
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Pinnacle Storage Park, Dale Abbey - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Jan 2023
3.3 km away - Solar farm
Boyah Grange Solar Farm, Potato Pit Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 35 MW
Aug 2025
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Greens Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
May 2026
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory Tencate Advanced Composites Limited, Amber Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Dec 2022
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
William Gregg Vc Leisure Centre, Hands Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 230 kW
Jun 20235.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
High Street, IlkestonHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major
Chapel Street, IlkestonHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Darwin Avenue, IlkestonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Minor
Fullwood Street, IlkestonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
100 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
10.9 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
13.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
14.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
14.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
16.9 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
20.4 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: Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 800 m); Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 3.0 km); Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant (anaerobic digestion, 3.1 km); Beeston Weir Hydro Scheme (hydro, 9.6 km); Willow Road - Roof mounted solar panels (rooftop solar, 9.7 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.