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
53hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
8spill events counted
Anglian Water
Laxfield Wrc Pumping Stationinto River Blyth8 spills, 53 hours in 2025
5 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (12 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Home Farm, Halesworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Apr 2026 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Roger Skinner - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Sept 2021 6.9 km away
Solar farm
Earlsway Farm, Bramfield - Solar Pv SystemApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Feb 2024 8.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Home Farm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2026 8.5 km away
Solar farm
Chediston Hall - 40MW Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jun 2025 9.4 km away
Running nearest: Chediston Hall Solar Park (solar farm, 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Laxfield Footpath 032, LaxfieldHighway improvement works · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Minor
The Street, LaxfieldUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Minor
Station Road, LaxfieldUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Minor
Rowes Hill, LaxfieldUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
LionLink InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the proposed Kiln Lane Substation near Friston, Suffolk to a landfall near Walberswick to the EEZ in the North Sea.
EcoPower Suffolk SolarGenerating Stations · On land near National Grid’s Yaxley electricity substation at Leys Lane, Yaxley, Suffolk, within the administrative area of Mid Suffolk District Council.
East Pye SolarGenerating Stations · The project is proposed as being built across multiple sites approximately 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) in area, located south of Norwich and north of Harleston. The solar sites are concentrated east of Long Stratton, with an additional cluster located south of Great Moulton, approximately 6.5km to the southwest of the solar sites around Long Stratton.
application due March 2026 22.2 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.