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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
United Utilities
Gynn Squareinto Irish Sea0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
East Irish Sea Transmission ProjectElectric Lines · The area of Irish Sea in English waters and a land fall area reaching from Crosby at the southern end, to Fleetwood at the northern end and Penwortham at the Eastern extent
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 Norbreck & Bispham: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Blackpool Police Divisional Headquarters - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Jun 2023 6.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Clifton Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Dec 2025 6.9 km away
Running nearest: Thornton Power Station (biomass, 5.2 km); Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.8 km); Land To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 6.2 km); Jameson Road (landfill gas, 6.6 km); Fleetwood Water Treatment Works (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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.