What's changing near DH8 7RJ
Within 2 km, around Delves Lane & Leadgate in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
64new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.0%like-for-like prices in Delves Lane & Leadgate, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+36%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DH8 7RJ 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
466hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
129spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Crookhall Stwinto Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of33 spills, 240 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Crookhall Stwinto Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of62 spills, 164 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
Pont Lane A Csointo Pont Burn12 spills, 43 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Pont B Csointo Tributary Pont Burn13 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Sixth St Ssointo Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
St Ives Road Csointo Trib Pont Burn2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
South Street Storm Sewage Overflowinto Stockerley Burn, Tributary Of1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Iveston Lane Csointo Iveston Burn1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
11 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (40 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2021
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Hownsgill Industrial ParkBeing built · 5 MW
Feb 2019
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021
4.7 km away - Solar farm
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2026
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Apr 2026
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024
6.1 km away - Battery storage
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 13 MW
May 2024
6.1 km away - Solar farm
Highfield Energy ParkAppeal lodged · 40 MW
Jan 2026
7.7 km away - Battery storage
Highfield Energy Park
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
14.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
23.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
23.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
25.8 km away
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.
Running nearest: Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. (anaerobic digestion, 750 m); Derwentside Environmental Testing Servs Limited - Solar pv panels (rooftop solar, 2.6 km); Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 3.7 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.5 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 4.7 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.