What's changing near LA14 3AN
Within 2 km, around Walney Island South & Barrow Island in Westmorland and Furness. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
0new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+13.3%like-for-like prices in Walney Island South & Barrow Island, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
School closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- School closed
School closed: North Walney Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school, primary (closure)
Aug 2024
1.2 km away - School closed
School closed: Bram Longstaffe Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school, nursery (closure)
Aug 2020
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 0 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
36since energy certificates began (2008)
0in LA14 3AN 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
465hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
219spill events counted
- United Utilities
Ferry Pumping Station Site Id 04528into Walney Channel · near bathing water: Walney Biggar Bank; Walney West Shore; Walney Sandy Gap58 spills, 338 hours in 2025
850 m away - United Utilities
Graving Dock Pumping Stationinto Walney Channel · near bathing water: Walney Biggar Bank; Walney West Shore; Walney Sandy Gap96 spills, 96 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Harbour Yard Pumping Stationinto Walney Channel · near bathing water: Walney Biggar Bank; Walney West Shore; Walney Sandy Gap65 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
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
12 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (63 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
North Road - Roof Mounted Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built
Jan 2022
1.2 km away - Solar farm
Cavendish Dock Road - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Dova Way, Barrow Island - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, The Strand - PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
May 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Barrow Leisure Centre, Greengate Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Aug 2025
3.1 km away - Hydrogen
Barrow in Furness - Barrow Green Hydrogen HubApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2023
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Aug 2025
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Sandscale Park - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2023
5.2 km away - Rooftop solar
JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Jul 2023
5.6 km away - Solar farm
Bleabeck - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 10 MW
Feb 2025
7.9 km away - Wind farm
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Central Drive, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Margate Street, Barrow-In-FurnessWorks for road purposes · Westmorland and Furness Council · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Ocean Road, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
300 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 Nov 2014
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2015
28.4 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
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.
Running nearest: Sowerby Lodge Farm (solar farm, 4.1 km); Roosecote (battery storage, 4.1 km); Bennett Bank Landfill Site (lfg) (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Roanhead Farm (solar farm, 8.4 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.