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
112hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
17spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Balby Stw (Yws)into Trib Of Mother Drain11 spills, 105 hours in 2025
800 m away
Yorkshire Water
Balby Stw (Yws)into Trib Of Mother Drain4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
500 m away
Severn Trent Water
Warmsworth - Common Lane Csointo Tributary Of Warmsworth Beck2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Yorkshire Water
Smiths Square Csointo River Don0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
Fenwick Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land off Lawn Lane to the South of the River Went, Fenwick, Doncaster
decided Feb 2026 15.4 km away
Pre-examination
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
Tween Bridge Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land either side of the M180, High Level Banks (the A18) and the Stainforth and Keadby Canal
application due July 2025 18.8 km away
Acceptance
North Humber to High MarnhamElectric Lines · The Project would establish a new 400 kilovolt (kV) transmission connection approximately 90 kilometres(km) in length between a new substation to be built in the vicinity of Birkhill Wood, located to the north of Hull near Creyke Beck in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and a new substation at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire.
application due October 202619.6 km away
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 Hexthorpe & Balby North: +15% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.2% in two years.
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council.
application due June 2027 24.8 km away
Pre-application
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M).
application due February 2028 25.4 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.