What's changing near DL17 0PT
Within 2 km, around Chilton in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
99new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.6%like-for-like prices in Chilton, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+11%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
- New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1000 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
800 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
800 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
950 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DL17 0PT 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
266hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
35spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Windlestone Stwinto Rushyford Beck, Tributary Of24 spills, 153 hours in 2025
900 m away - Northumbrian Water
Rushyford Sewage Pumping Station, Ainto Rushyford Beck11 spills, 113 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Lyndhurst Road Combined Sewer Overfinto Rushyford Beck Tributary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
York Road - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2022
4.1 km away - Battery storage
South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Oct 2022
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024
5.4 km away - Battery storage
Spennymoor Greener Grid ParkApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jul 2025
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Croxdale Farms, Hett Moor Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2024
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Roman Factory, Whitworth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2023
6.3 km away - Solar farm
West House Farm, Fishburn - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 41 MW
Apr 2024
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Neville Hamlin Building, Thomas Wright Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2023
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
PFF Packaging, Salters Lane Industrial Estate, Sedgefield - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 1 MW
Mar 2025
7.0 km away
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
9.4 km away - Pre-application
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. application due February 2027
23.7 km away - Pre-examination
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. application due September 2026
25.0 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2016
26.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
28.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 1.2 km); Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.1 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 6.3 km); PG1-Coxhoe Waste Disposal Site (landfill gas, 8.3 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.
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.