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
111hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
10 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (22 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Harelaw Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Oct 2023 1.3 km away
Battery storage
Maiden, Annfield Plain - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Aug 2021 1.7 km away
Solar farm
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2026 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Edge Lane, Maiden Law - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Apr 2026 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2021 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Number One Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022 5.1 km away
Solar farm
Hownsgill Industrial ParkBeing built · 5 MW
Feb 2019 6.5 km away
Solar farm
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
May 2024 7.2 km away
Battery storage
Greenhead Energy ParkPlanning application in · 13 MW
May 2024 7.2 km away
Solar farm
Gas Governor Station Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Apr 2022 9.1 km away
Running nearest: Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 1.3 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 1.5 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.7 km); Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. (anaerobic digestion, 4.3 km); Holmside Hall (wind farm, 4.8 km).
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.
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 Catchgate & Dipton: +30% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.9% in two years.