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).
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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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
7 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
Major, planned
Mill Road, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Major
Mill Road, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Major, planned
Albion Street, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Major
Albion Street, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Major, planned
Station Approach, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Major
Station Approach, SaxmundhamWorks for road purposes · SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Minor
Mill Road, SaxmundhamUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 750 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.
application due March 2027 28.3 km away
Decided
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 Saxmundham & Coldfair Green: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.3% in two years.
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.