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 24.9 km away
Pre-application
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 25.6 km away
Decided
Bramford to Twinstead Electric Lines · 29km linear route between the Bramford Substation,Suffolk and 1.5km south of Twinstead Tee, Essex
decided Sept 2024 26.1 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.
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Hadleigh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Sept 2025 8.3 km away
Battery storage
Amenity Land Opp To Crown Court, Chancery Road - Micro Battery StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 8.5 km away
Running nearest: Great Blakenham EfW (energy from waste, 6.4 km); Masons Power Plant Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.3 km); Ipswich Hospital Energy Centre (biomass, 7.8 km); University Of Suffolk Campus North (battery storage, 8.2 km); Tye Lane - Solar Farm (battery storage, 8.8 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.