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).
LionLink InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the proposed Kiln Lane Substation near Friston, Suffolk to a landfall near Walberswick to the EEZ in the North Sea.
application due April 2027 25.3 km away
Decided
Bramford to Twinstead Electric Lines · 29km linear route between the Bramford Substation,Suffolk and 1.5km south of Twinstead Tee, Essex
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 29.1 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield: +12% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.3% in two years.
Anson Road, Martlesham -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Jan 2025 6.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Clarkson Port Services, Cliff Quay - Solar PanlesApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Sept 2022 7.0 km away
Running nearest: Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre (biomass, 4.4 km); University Of Suffolk Campus North (battery storage, 5.3 km); Foxhall Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.8 km); Great Blakenham EfW (energy from waste, 7.0 km); Foxburrow Farm (solar farm, 8.0 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.