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
7storm overflows within 2 km
30hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
41spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Brierly Hill - Bank Street (Cso)into Wc To Stourbridge Canal15 spills, 17 hours in 2025
250 m away
Severn Trent Water
Hawbush Road Csointo Audnam Brook11 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
Brierley Hill Road Csointo Tributary Of Wordsley Brook4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Woodside - Holly Hall Road (Cso)into Black Brook3 spills, 3 hours in 2025
57 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (117 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Pensnett Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2025 300 m away
Rooftop solar
Merry Hill Shopping Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 9 MW
Jun 2025 1.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Merry Hill Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023 1.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit 1, Woodside Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2024 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Navigation Drive, Hurst Business Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jun 2024 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Thorns Collegiate Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2024 2.0 km away
Battery storage
Wolverhampton Road - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Dudley College, The Broadway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2025 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
NDC Polipak, Garratts Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2023 4.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Ellowes Hall Sports College, Stickley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 440 kW
Feb 2026 4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major
Cycleway On Canal Towpath From Pedmore Road To The Waterfront, Brierley HillWorks for Rail Purposes · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Level Street, Brierley HillWorks for road purposes · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Lane closure
Jan 2027 to Oct 2027 850 m away
Standard
Waterfront Way, Brierley HillWorks for road purposes · Transport for West Midlands - Passenger Transport Executive · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
New Town, BrockmoorHighway repair and maintenance works · DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Minor
Gordon Crescent, Brierley HillRemedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Minor
Church Street, Brierley HillHighway improvement works · DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
M42 Junction 6 ImprovementHighways · Junction 6 of the M42 motorway, close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC)
decided May 2020 28.5 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
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 16.0 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Brierley Hill: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +4.3% in two years.