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
8storm overflows within 2 km
363hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
113spill events counted
South West Water
Exeter (Countess Wear) Stwinto River Exe Estuary(E)42 spills, 234 hours in 2025
650 m away
South West Water
Exeter (Countess Wear) Stwinto River Exe Estuary(E)25 spills, 96 hours in 2025
750 m away
South West Water
Follet Road Csointo River Exe (E)30 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
South West Water
Milbury Lane Pumping Stationinto Trib Of The Berry Brook11 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
South West Water
Mill Road Pumping Stationinto River Exe (Estuarine)5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
South West Water
Newport Park Pumping Stationinto Trib Of River Exe (Estuarine)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away
South West Water
Ferry Road Pumping Stationinto River Exe0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
South West Water
Milbury Lane Pumping Stationinto Trib Of The Berry Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
35 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (59 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Club, Sandy Park Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2023 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Darts Farm Shopping Village, Clyst St George - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2023 2.4 km away
Solar farm
Winslade Park - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2025 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
William Pollard & Co, Oak House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Matford Way, Matford - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2022 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Howmet, Kestrel Way - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2025 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
The Vapormatic Company - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2023 2.9 km away
Solar farm
Exeter City Council - Solar Panel ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2019 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Council Green Waste FacilityApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2019 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Bittern Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Service Road For 400 To 550 Topsham Road, ExeterUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Minor
Topsham Road, ExeterPermanent reinstatement · SOUTH WEST WATER · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 300 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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
Marsh Barton stationNew station in Exeter, opened July 2023
Jul 2023 3.1 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Countess Wear & Topsham: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 130 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.8% in two years.