What's changing near FY4 3AG
Within 2 km, around Victoria in Blackpool. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
107new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
27homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.7%like-for-like prices in Victoria, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.1%)
-13%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
19 new homes completed3 flats, 16 houses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.6 km away - New schoolAug 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 9 homesLand at former Hawes Side Clinic, Hawes Side Lane, Blackpool, FY4 5AJ (full planning permission) Aug 2022
1.1 km away - New schoolOct 2021
1.1 km away - Planning permission
34homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
140since energy certificates began (2008)
0in FY4 3AG itself
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
305hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
48spill events counted
- United Utilities
Manchester Square Psinto Irish Sea · near bathing water: Blackpool North; Blackpool Central; Blackpool South; Bispham42 spills, 238 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Manhole N20 E Park Dr Cso/Sp Dr Psinto Marton Mere Via Main Dyke (Culverted) · near bathing water: Blackpool North6 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.6 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
23 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (24 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Apr 2023
450 m away - Rooftop solar
St Georges School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Dec 2025
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Blackpool Victoria Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Blackpool Police Divisional Headquarters - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Jun 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Clifton Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Dec 2025
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Blackpool Vauxhall, Whitehills Business Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Road - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2025
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Peel Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Sept 2023
4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Powell Avenue, BlackpoolDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Major
Powell Avenue, BlackpoolDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Ansdell Road, BlackpoolUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Whitegate Drive, BlackpoolHighway repair and maintenance works · BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Dec 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Saville Road, BlackpoolUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Saville Road, BlackpoolUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Standard
Waterloo Road, BlackpoolUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
50 m away - Standard
Powell Avenue, BlackpoolUtility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Minor
Arnott Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026400 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2026
3.7 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2020
7.2 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
12.4 km away - Pre-application
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 application due March 2029
21.1 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Staining Wood Farm (solar farm, 5.4 km); Land To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 5.5 km); Land off Moss Side Lane (solar farm, 7.5 km); Carr Farm (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.0 km); Thornton Power Station (biomass, 9.4 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.