What's changing near DL14 9JL
Within 2 km, around Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.2%like-for-like prices in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Extended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
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. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DL14 9JL 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
440hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
83spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
New Moors Sewage Treatment Worksinto Hummer Beck55 spills, 422 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Oakley Green Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Gaunless Via A Surface Water Sewer18 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Copeland Estate Off Site Sewerinto Gaunless5 spills, 3 hours in 2025
250 m away - Northumbrian Water
Toad Pool Cso Te351into Gaunless2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
550 m away - Northumbrian Water
Vinovium Sso No A32river Walk Wv 12into Gaunless3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.1 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
8 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (10 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Evenwood Lane, Evenwood - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Dec 2021
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Bluestone Farm, Low Lands - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
5.2 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
5.2 km away
Running nearest: PG2 Bolam Power Generation (landfill gas, 3.3 km); PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) (landfill gas, 3.3 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 8.8 km); Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.9 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.
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 Jul 2025
16.9 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
24.1 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.