What's changing near DN5 0RX
Within 2 km, around Bentley & Toll Bar in Doncaster. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
145new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.5%like-for-like prices in Bentley & Toll Bar, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
43 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
39 new homes completed8 flats, 31 houses · Jan 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1000 m away - New homes
47 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.0 km away - School closed
School closed: Big Picture DoncasterOther independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Oct 2020
750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
2in DN5 0RX itself
- Extendedcertificate 2018
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
928hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
84spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Bentley Sewage Treatment Worksinto Bentley Mill Stream40 spills, 459 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Yorkshire Water
Alexander Street Pumping Stationinto Bentley Mill Stream32 spills, 402 hours in 2025
450 m away - Yorkshire Water
Bentley Rise Ps & Csointo Fowler Bridge Drain12 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Harrowden Csointo Drain Leading To The River Don0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km 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
37 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (41 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Premier Logistics Park, Churchill Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Cutts Bros, Wharf Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Oct 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Don Valley Academy, Jossey Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 2025
2.1 km away - Solar farm
The Balk, Almholme - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Oct 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
The Balk, Almholme - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 1,025 MW
Oct 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Fordtead Lane, Thorpe Marsh - Battery Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 180 MW
Apr 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Aggreko UK, Sandall Stones Road - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Aggreko UK, Sandall Stones Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Thorne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
May 2026
4.3 km away - Energy from waste
BH Energy Gap - Energy Recovery FacilityApproved, not yet built · 34 MW
Aug 2022
4.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Edward Street, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Station Road, DoncasterUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Station Road, DoncasterUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Major
Busley Gardens, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Arthur Place, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major
Arthur Street, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Minor
Askern Road, DoncasterUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 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 Oct 2012
4.6 km away - Decided
Fenwick Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land off Lawn Lane to the South of the River Went, Fenwick, Doncaster decided Feb 2026
10.8 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2016
13.4 km away - Recommendation
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
15.9 km away - Decided
Eggborough CCGTGenerating Stations · Near Eggborough village, Selby District, North Yorkshire decided Sept 2018
18.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
18.6 km away - Pre-application
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Prosper Demulder Limited Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 1.3 km); Prosper Demulder Limited Anaerobic Digestion Plant (Waste AD) - extension (anaerobic digestion, 1.3 km); Trackwork Limited (EfW) (energy from waste, 5.8 km); Marr Windfarm (wind farm, 6.7 km); Next Distribution Centre Doncaster (rooftop solar, 7.2 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.