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
145hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
57spill events counted
South West Water
Il'Cmbe Resewerage- Hele Beach Tankinto Hele Bay - Bristol Channel · near bathing water: Ilfracombe Hele28 spills, 74 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
South West Water
Larkstone Lane Storm Tank Csointo Ilfracombe Harbour(C)29 spills, 71 hours in 2025
800 m away
South West Water
Promenade Cso- Ilfracombe Reseweraginto West Wilder Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away
South West Water
Ilfracombe Resewerageinto Bristol Channel0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (83 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Higher Slade Road, Lower Slade - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024 1.7 km away
Solar farm
Buttercombe Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Mar 2026 10.0 km away
Running nearest: Pall Europe Building (rooftop solar, 800 m); Fullabrook Down Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.8 km); West Hill Farm (solar farm, 6.3 km); Blatchworthy Farm (solar farm, 6.9 km); West Hill Farm (solar) (solar farm, 6.9 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
16 permitted works running now or planned, 14 of them major.
Major
Fore Street, IlfracombeUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
Major
Sommers Crescent, IlfracombeUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Major, planned
Horne Road, IlfracombeUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 350 m away
Major
Horne Road, IlfracombeUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 350 m away
Major, planned
St Brannocks Road, IlfracombeUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Major, planned
Hillsborough Road, IlfracombeUtility asset works · BT · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 450 m away
Major
Hillsborough Road, IlfracombeUtility asset works · BT · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 450 m away
Major, planned
Church Hill, IlfracombeUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 450 m away
Major
Princess Avenue, IlfracombeUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Major, planned
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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Ilfracombe East: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.2% in two years.