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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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 Churchtown: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.5% in two years.
Permission for 35 homesFormer Mariners Public House, 8 Norbreck Road, Blackpool, FY5 1RP (full planning permission)
Jul 2022 1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 18 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Marton Mere Holiday Village, Mythop Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Apr 2023 6.8 km away
Solar farm
Weeton Barracks, Grantham Road - Solar PanelsBeing built · 700 kW
Feb 2025 7.0 km away
Running nearest: Thornton Power Station (biomass, 2.8 km); Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.7 km); Jameson Road (landfill gas, 4.6 km); Fleetwood Water Treatment Works (rooftop solar, 5.2 km); Land To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 5.9 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.