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
202hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
90spill events counted
United Utilities
Squires Gate Laneinto Squires Gate Lane Dyke84 spills, 135 hours in 2025
1.4 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
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 21.0 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Hawes Side: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.6% in two years.
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Road - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2025 4.6 km away
Running nearest: Staining Wood Farm (solar farm, 4.8 km); Land To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 5.4 km); Land off Moss Side Lane (solar farm, 6.9 km); Carr Farm (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.3 km); Thornton Power Station (biomass, 9.9 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Minor
Watson Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Minor
Arnott Road, BlackpoolNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 600 m away
Minor
Silverwood Avenue, BlackpoolNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.