What's changing near DE7 8BW
Within 2 km, around Cotmanhay in Erewash. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
255new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
129homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+9.1%like-for-like prices in Cotmanhay, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
-13%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
67 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permission
0homes extended 2021–2025
1since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE7 8BW 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
651hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
148spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Newthorpe Sewage Treatment Worksinto Gilt Brook42 spills, 326 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Newthorpe Sewage Treatment Worksinto Gilt Brook47 spills, 225 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
East Of Stratford Street Csointo River Erewash39 spills, 73 hours in 2025
700 m away - Severn Trent Water
Eastwood - 118 Church Street Csointo Tributary Of Erewash Canal7 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Barlow Cottages Csointo Gilt Brook13 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Awsworth - The Glebe (Cso)into Nottingham Canal (Disused)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Severn Trent Water
Manholesinto River Erewash0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (3 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
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory Tencate Advanced Composites Limited, Amber Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Dec 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
William Gregg Vc Leisure Centre, Hands Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 230 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Greens Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
May 2026
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Heanor Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Feb 2025
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Aldercar Infant & Nursery School, Godkin Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Composites House, Delves Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Synesqo, Delves Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Solvay Composites Derby - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Kirkley Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Mar 20264.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
9.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
14.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
17.3 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
17.3 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
19.4 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
22.1 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: Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 800 m); Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.2 km); Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant (anaerobic digestion, 5.4 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.