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
15storm overflows within 2 km
978hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
215spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Sedgeletch Stwinto Herrington Burn/Moors Burn44 spills, 526 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Northumbrian Water
Sedgeletch Stwinto Herrington Burn/Moors Burn87 spills, 283 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Northumbrian Water
Floaters Mill Spsinto Lumley Park Burn18 spills, 63 hours in 2025
44 planned, approved or being built and 16 running (101 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Sedgeletch Sewage Treatment WorksBeing built
Jan 2021 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2020 2.8 km away
Battery storage
Evolve Business CentreApproved, not yet built
May 2020 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 3.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Rocket Medical, Sedling Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2023 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
The Cylinder Service Centre, Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025 4.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Sedling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Apr 2022 4.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Rolls Royce Plc, Radial Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2024 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Hetton Commnity Pool/Wellness Centre, Welfare Road - Solar PV arrayPlanning application in · 190 kW
Sept 2024 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Boldon House, Wheatlands Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
May 2024 5.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Lumley New Road, Woodstone VillageWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 800 m away
Standard
A1052 (Woodstone Village To Railway Line At County Boundary), Woodstone VillageNew service connection · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Lambton Lane, Houghton-Le-SpringNew service connection · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
Lumley New Road, Woodstone VillageUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Great Lumley & Bournmoor: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 70 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.6% in two years.