What's changing near DL14 7EL
Within 2 km, around Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
360new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.3%like-for-like prices in Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
850 m away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
34 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
950 m away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completed4 flats, 8 houses · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
400 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
900 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 20261.4 km away
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
42since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DL14 7EL 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
22storm overflows within 2 km
1,080hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
266spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Cattle Market B Csointo River Gaunless78 spills, 582 hours in 2025
550 m away - Northumbrian Water
Etherley Lane Csointo Coal Burn40 spills, 206 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Vinovium Sso No A23into Dene Beck32 spills, 92 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Northumbrian Water
Cumberland Street Ssointo Dene Beck24 spills, 65 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Etherley Lane (No.100) Csointo Culverted Trib River Wear8 spills, 53 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
Riverside Csointo Coundon Burn6 spills, 33 hours in 2025
1000 m away - Northumbrian Water
Chapel Street Csointo Wear Trib22 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Northumbrian Water
Vinovium Cso A27into Gaunless13 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.5 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
14 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Evenwood Lane, Evenwood - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Dec 2021
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024
7.9 km away - Solar farm
Bluestone Farm, Low Lands - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2024
8.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Roman Factory, Whitworth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2023
8.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2025
15.0 km away - Pre-application
Hope Moor Wind FarmGenerating Stations · The development is to be located on an area of moorland approximately 8km to the south of Barnard Castle and 12km north of Richmond across the administrative areas of Durham County Council and North Yorkshire Council. application due in June 2027
28.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
28.9 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: PG2 Bolam Power Generation (landfill gas, 6.5 km); PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) (landfill gas, 6.5 km); Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 7.1 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 7.6 km); Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.5 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.