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
12storm overflows within 2 km
2,331hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
368spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Newfield Stwinto River Wear96 spills, 698 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Northumbrian Water
Byers Green Spsinto River Wear53 spills, 600 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Northumbrian Water
Sunnybrow Sewage Pumping Stationinto Holy Well Burn58 spills, 460 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Northumbrian Water
Willington Stwinto River Wear37 spills, 376 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Northumbrian Water
Low Willington Park Csointo River Wear37 spills, 84 hours in 2025
16 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (58 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026 4.6 km away
Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024 6.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023 7.0 km away
Wind farm
Hedley Hope, Tow Law - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 32 MW
Nov 2023 7.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023 7.6 km away
Battery storage
Porch House Farm, East Street - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Apr 2025 8.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020 8.1 km away
Battery storage
South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Oct 2022 8.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
South Street, WillingtonUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Standard
North Terrace, WillingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Chapel Street, WillingtonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Minor
Unc 34.2 (From C95 Stockley Lane Junc Through Oakenshaw To Park Street), OakenshawUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
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 Coundon North: +47% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 90 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.1% in two years.