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What's changing near LA14 5AW

Within 2 km, around Parkside in Westmorland and Furness. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.

32new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years

0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021

+10.4%like-for-like prices in Parkside, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)

+4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before

On the map

New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.

Nearby, most recent first

New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.5 km away
School closed
School closed: Bram Longstaffe Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school, nursery (closure)
Aug 2020
1.9 km away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

18homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²

50since energy certificates began (2008)

0in LA14 5AW itself

Harrogate Street: 3 homes extended since 2021
Hartington Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
Ainslie Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
Westmorland Street: 2 homes extended since 2021
Abbey Road: 1 home extended since 2021
Settle Street: 1 home extended since 2021
Brighton Street: 1 home extended since 2021
Park Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021

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

10storm overflows within 2 km

568hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)

269spill 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
1.8 km 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
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Frederick Street Pumping Stationinto Mill Beck/Cavendish Dock · near bathing water: Walney Biggar Bank; Walney West Shore; Walney Sandy Gap21 spills, 84 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Ainslie Street/Newport St Cso 041a7into Ormsgill Reservoir34 spills, 34 hours in 2025
550 m away
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31 Abbotsmead Approach Csointo Millbeck19 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
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Ainslie St/Harrogate Stinto Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore30 spills, 6 hours in 2025
550 m away
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Oxford Street/Ainslie Street Csointo Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore7 spills, 1 hours in 2025
550 m away
United Utilities
Schneider Road Csointo Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m 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 5 running (67 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

Rooftop solar
Barrow Leisure Centre, Greengate Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Aug 2025
1000 m away
Rooftop solar
Wm Morrison Supermarkets, The Strand - PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
May 2024
1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
North Road - Roof Mounted Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built
Jan 2022
1.5 km away
Hydrogen
Barrow in Furness - Barrow Green Hydrogen HubApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2023
1.6 km away
Solar farm
Cavendish Dock Road - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 40 MW
Mar 2025
2.2 km away
Solar farm
Dova Way, Barrow Island - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2023
2.3 km away
Battery storage
Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
Aug 2025
2.9 km away
Solar farm
Sandscale Park - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2023
3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Jul 2023
3.5 km away
Wind farm
Greenhaume Farm, Askam Road - Wind TurbinePlanning application in
Aug 2024
5.5 km away
Solar farm

Road and street works within 1 km

11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.

Major
Cheltenham Street, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away
Major
Park Drive, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away
Major
Ainslie Street, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away
Major
Nelson Street, Barrow-In-FurnessHighway repair and maintenance works · Westmorland and Furness Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away
Major
Jesmond Avenue, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away
Major
Fairfield Lane, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away
Major
Bath Street, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away
Standard
Forshaw Street, Barrow-In-FurnessDisconnection or alteration of supply · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away
Minor
Norfolk Street, Barrow-In-FurnessNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026500 m away

Major infrastructure projects within 30 km

Decided
Walney Extension Offshore Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Irish Sea off Walney Island
decided Nov 2014
16.8 km away
Decided
Heysham to M6 Link RoadHighways · North of Lancaster M6 J34 to junction of A683 & A589
decided Mar 2013
28.2 km away
Decided
Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas StorageUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Preesall Saltfield, Over Wyre, Lancashire.
decided Jul 2015
28.9 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 Parkside: +27% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.
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