What's changing near FY5 4GU
Within 2 km, around Thornton West in Wyre. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
152new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.2%like-for-like prices in Thornton West, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.7%)
-8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
350 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
550 m away - New homes
59 new homes completed4 flats, 55 houses · Jul 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
250 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
900 m away - New homes
22 new homes completed10 flats, 12 houses · Mar 2025
Apr 2025
400 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
400 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in FY5 4GU 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
75hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
11spill events counted
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
13 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Victrex Plant, Hillhouse International Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Sept 2024
950 m away - Energy from waste
Hillhouse Business Park - Thornton Energy Recovery CentrePlanning application in · 9 MW
Feb 2023
950 m away - Battery storage
Archway Travel, Copse Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Bristol Avenue - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
May 2021
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Moors Farm, Hambleton - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2025
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Cocker Avenue - Energy storage facilityApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jun 2021
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Unity College, Warbreck Hill Road - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2025
6.5 km away - Solar farm
Foxfield Nurseries, School Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2025
7.7 km away - Solar farm
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
7.9 km away - Battery storage
Smithy Lane, Staining - Solar PV Panels & BESSPlanning application in · 40 MW
Feb 2026
7.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2015
2.8 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2020
5.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2026
14.0 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
17.4 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
24.3 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: Thornton Waste Recovery Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 500 m); Thornton Power Station (biomass, 1.3 km); Jameson Road (landfill gas, 1.4 km); Fleetwood Water Treatment Works (rooftop solar, 2.1 km); Land To The South Of Todderstaffe (solar farm, 8.2 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.