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
5storm overflows within 2 km
151hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
66spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Dipton Stwinto Dipton Burn52 spills, 90 hours in 2025
150 m away
Northumbrian Water
Dipton Stwinto Dipton Burn11 spills, 55 hours in 2025
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 Burnopfield: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.4% in two years.
Running nearest: Greencroft Estate Turbines (wind farm, 3.7 km); Chapman's Well (landfill gas, 3.7 km); Green Croft Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.1 km); Land Adjacent to Thomas Swan and Co Ltd. (anaerobic digestion, 5.0 km); Holmside Hall (wind farm, 6.3 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.