What's changing near DL15 9TJ
Within 2 km, around Crook South in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.6%like-for-like prices in Crook South, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended 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. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
2in DL15 9TJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2023
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
411hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
48spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Peases West Csointo Crook Beck48 spills, 411 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Northumbrian Water
Institute Terrace Csointo Crook Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
650 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
5 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (42 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Wind farm
Hedley Hope, Tow Law - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 32 MW
Nov 2023
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
7.2 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
9.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
10.0 km away
Running nearest: Broom Hill Farm (wind farm, 1.9 km); High Hedley Hope 2 (Extension) (wind farm, 3.2 km); Hedley Hope (wind farm, 3.2 km); West Durham Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.4 km); Tow Law Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.8 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
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
North Lane, WillingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
B6298 (From Well Bank Billy Row To A689 Junc Crook), Billy RowHighway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Standard
B6298 (From Well Bank Billy Row To A689 Junc Crook), Billy RowHighway repair and maintenance works · DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
North Lane, WillingtonUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
North Lane, WillingtonUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
- Decideddecided Jan 2021
22.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2025
23.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
28.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
28.8 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.