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
14storm overflows within 2 km
1,308hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
491spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
New Inn West Street Csointo River Ryburn77 spills, 604 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Yorkshire Water
West Street Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Ryburn103 spills, 284 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Yorkshire Water
Wharfe House Csointo River Calder65 spills, 145 hours in 2025
450 m away
Yorkshire Water
Sowerby New Road Csointo River Calder66 spills, 73 hours in 2025
19 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Ryburn Valley High School, St Peters Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Sept 2024 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Eureka, Discovery Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2024 3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Wade Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jun 2026 3.2 km away
Battery storage
Stainland Road, Salterhebble - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Sept 2021 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Spire Elland Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025 5.2 km away
Battery storage
Lowfields Energy Storage ProjectApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Mar 2023 5.3 km away
Battery storage
Holmfield Industrial Estate - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Lowfields Business Park, Lowfields Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 620 kW
Aug 2023 5.4 km away
Biomass
Ernest Gill And Son, Holmfield Industrial Estate - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022 5.5 km away
Battery storage
Holmfield Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
May 2025 5.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 10 of them major.
Major
Willow Hall Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 400 m away
Major
Bairstow Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 400 m away
Major
Dam Head Road, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 450 m away
Major
Gratrix Lane, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 450 m away
Major
Bairstow Mount, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Wakefield Road, Sowerby BridgeUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Wakefield Road, Sowerby BridgeUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Overdale Mount, Sowerby BridgeUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
Major
Washer Lane, HalifaxUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
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 Sowerby Bridge: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.0% in two years.