What's changing near DL14 9AN

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Nearby, most recent first

No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Central Grange: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Ascot Way: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Manor Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Warner Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Mayfield Walk: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  12, Ascot Way124 m² → 149 m² (+25 m²)
  certificate 2026
• Extended
  60, Ascot Way81 m² → 97 m² (+16 m²)
  certificate 2025
• Extended
  1, Ascot Way150 m² → 203 m² (+53 m²)
  certificate 2009

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

• Northumbrian Water
  Fieldon Bridge Csointo Gaunless28 spills, 301 hours in 2025
  1.7 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Etherley Lane Csointo Coal Burn40 spills, 206 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Oakley Green Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Gaunless Via A Surface Water Sewer18 spills, 12 hours in 2025
  550 m away
• Northumbrian Water
  Wades Farm Cso Wv 010into River Gaunless12 spills, 9 hours in 2025
  1.2 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Copeland Estate Off Site Sewerinto Gaunless5 spills, 3 hours in 2025
  1.4 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Toad Pool Cso Te351into Gaunless2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
  1.5 km away
• Northumbrian Water
  Vinovium Sso No A32river Walk Wv 12into Gaunless3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
  600 m 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

10 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
  Jan 2020
  800 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
  3.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
  Sept 2024
  3.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Evenwood Lane, Evenwood - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
  Dec 2021
  3.8 km away
• Solar farm
  Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
  Jan 2026
  3.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
  Feb 2025
  4.0 km away
• Solar farm
  Bluestone Farm, Low Lands - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
  May 2024
  5.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Roman Factory, Whitworth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Dec 2023
  9.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Coherent, Millennium Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Aug 2025
  10.0 km away

Running nearest: PG2 Bolam Power Generation (landfill gas, 3.9 km); PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) (landfill gas, 3.9 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 8.0 km); Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.1 km); Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 9.8 km).

Road and street works within 1 km

2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.

• Major
  Oakley Green, West AucklandHighway improvement works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  May 2026 to Dec 2026
  600 m away
• Standard
  Leazes Lane, St Helen AucklandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  450 m away

DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.

Major infrastructure projects within 30 km

• Decided
  Byers Gill SolarGenerating Stations · North of Darlington
  decided Jul 2025
  16.0 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
  25.5 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +1.0% in two years.
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