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
4storm overflows within 2 km
202hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
105spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Mayfields Csointo Valley Burn44 spills, 120 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
Burton Beck Csointo Burton Beck30 spills, 54 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
Cow Plantation Csointo Valley Burn, River Wear14 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
50 Oxclose Crescent Spennymoorinto Valley Burn17 spills, 3 hours in 2025
H2NorthEast (H2NE)Other Pipe-lines · The project is to be located on Seal Sands, within the administrative boundary of Stockton Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. The proposed hydrogen distribution pipeline will link from the Hydrogen Production Facility to Cowpen Bewley to the west (approximately 7km in length) and Wilton to the east (approximately 10km in length). The total length of the three customer spur pipelines is around 2.6km.
Lighthouse Green Fuels ProjectGenerating Stations · Land within the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside. The proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production site (the ‘Main Site’) is located on the north bank of the River Tees, south of Seal Sands Road.
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 Spennymoor West: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 110 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.5% in two years.
Josephine Butler College Main Building, South Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 7.2 km away
Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025 7.3 km away
Running nearest: Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 4.0 km); PG1-Coxhoe Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 7.8 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Minor
High Street, SpennymoorUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 400 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
application due September 2026 29.1 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.