What's changing near L40 7RJ
Within 2 km, around Burscough in West Lancashire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
237new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.1%like-for-like prices in Burscough, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
40 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1000 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1000 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
950 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
900 m away - New homes
46 new homes completed2 flats, 44 houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
800 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
950 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
750 m away
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
0in L40 7RJ itself
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).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
15 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (12 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Wind farm
Deans Lane Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built
Nov 2021
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Avondale Nurseries, Spa Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 320 MW
Jul 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Ormskirk General Hospital, Wigan Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2026
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Unit 5 XL Business ParkBeing built · 50 MW
Jul 2021
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
West Lancashire College, College Way -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2024
6.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Hannah Food Services, Garnett Place - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Mar 2024
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
St Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Nov 2025
7.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Huntapac Produce Limited, Blackgate Lane - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2023
8.1 km away - Biomass
Liverpool Road, Bickerstaffe - Biomass boilerApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Apr 2021
8.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2026
8.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Furnival Drive, BurscoughNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Minor
Liverpool Road North, BurscoughDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
- Decideddecided May 2015
6.6 km away - Pre-application
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
23.1 km away - Pre-application
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. application due January 2028
23.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2026
24.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
26.6 km away - Decideddecided Apr 202029.3 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Lathom (Pilkington Technical Centre) (solar farm, 3.0 km); Lathom (Pilkington Technical Centre) Battery Storage (battery storage, 3.0 km); Sanko Gosei Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.7 km); Mawdesley Moss (wind farm, 6.0 km); West Quarry (landfill gas, 7.9 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.
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.