What's changing near DE7 8JG
Within 2 km, around Cotmanhay in Erewash. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
159new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
201homes 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
17 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
67 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permissionSept 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permissionSept 2025
850 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionMay 2025
600 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.2 km away
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DE7 8JG 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
1,099hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
194spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Newthorpe Sewage Treatment Worksinto Gilt Brook42 spills, 326 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Cossall Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Erewash37 spills, 300 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Newthorpe Sewage Treatment Worksinto Gilt Brook47 spills, 225 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Potters Lock (Sso)into River Erewash19 spills, 168 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
East Of Stratford Street Csointo River Erewash39 spills, 73 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Mapperley Village Storm Overflowinto Nut Brook3 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Ilkeston - Manor View Csointo Nut Brook Canal4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Newtons Lane Junction Csointo Tributary Of River Erewash3 spills, 0 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
42 planned, approved or being built and 4 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
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Donaldson Timber, Hallam Fields Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
3.4 km away - Solar farm
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in · 16 MW
Feb 2025
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Moto Hospitality, Trowell Services Area North - Solar Farm & BatteryPlanning application in
Feb 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Crompton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2022
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Greens Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
May 2026
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Pinnacle Storage Park, Dale Abbey - Solar PV PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Jan 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Factory Tencate Advanced Composites Limited, Amber Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Dec 2022
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
William Gregg Vc Leisure Centre, Hands Road - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 230 kW
Jun 2023
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Heanor Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Feb 20254.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Chapel Street, IlkestonHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Cotmanhay Road, IlkestonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Fullwood Street, IlkestonRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 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
10.5 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
14.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
15.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
15.8 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2014
21.2 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: Manners Avenue - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.1 km); Newthorpe Wind Turbine (wind farm, 1.9 km); Crompton Road, Ilkeston - Anaerobic Digestion Plant (anaerobic digestion, 4.0 km); Willow Road - Roof mounted solar panels (rooftop solar, 9.9 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.