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
76hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
United Utilities
Thornton Pumping Station Thrtninto Hunts Brook A Tributary Of The River Alt · near bathing water: Formby12 spills, 76 hours in 2025
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east.
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
application due May 2027 29.7 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 Formby South East & Ince Blundell: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 130 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +5.5% in two years.
CWT North Building, Royal Seaforth Dock - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2024 6.5 km away
Running nearest: Royal Seaforth Dock Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.9 km); Ainsdale Wastewater Treatment Works (solar farm, 7.5 km); Port of Liverpool - wind (wind farm, 8.5 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.