What's changing near LA14 5XR

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.1 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.6 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 48 homesLand South of Ashley & Rock (outline planning permission)
  Jul 2022
  1.4 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 →

• Highfield Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Woodland Park: 1 home extended since 2021
• Norfolk Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Furness Park Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Queen Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Harrogate Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Lime Street: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  14, Woodland Park98 m² → 121 m² (+23 m²)
  certificate 2024
• Extended
  8, Woodland Park81 m² → 104 m² (+23 m²)
  certificate 2014

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

• United Utilities
  Palace Nook Sewage Pumping Stationinto Walney Channel · near bathing water: Walney Biggar Bank; Walney West Shore; Walney Sandy Gap53 spills, 346 hours in 2025
  1.5 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
  2.0 km away
• United Utilities
  Ainslie Street/Newport St Cso 041a7into Ormsgill Reservoir34 spills, 34 hours in 2025
  550 m away
• United Utilities
  Ainslie St/Harrogate Stinto Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore30 spills, 6 hours in 2025
  600 m away
• United Utilities
  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
  500 m away
• United Utilities
  Romney Road/Titchfield Street Csointo Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  550 m away
• United Utilities
  Ainslie St Oxford St Cso 041a9into Ormsgill Reservoir · near bathing water: Walney West Shore0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  550 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

13 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (70 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
  1.5 km away
• Hydrogen
  Barrow in Furness - Barrow Green Hydrogen HubApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
  Jun 2023
  1.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Wm Morrison Supermarkets, The Strand - PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
  May 2024
  2.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  North Road - Roof Mounted Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built
  Jan 2022
  2.2 km away
• Solar farm
  Sandscale Park - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Mar 2023
  2.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  JJC Waste Management, Sandscale Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
  Jul 2023
  2.8 km away
• Solar farm
  Cavendish Dock Road - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 40 MW
  Mar 2025
  3.0 km away
• Solar farm
  Dova Way, Barrow Island - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
  Mar 2023
  3.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Roosecote Power Station, Rampside Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 50 MW
  Aug 2025
  3.3 km away
• Wind farm
  Greenhaume Farm, Askam Road - Wind TurbinePlanning application in
  Aug 2024
  4.7 km away
• Solar farm

Road and street works within 1 km

9 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.

• Major
  Ainslie Street, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
  Aug 2026 to Oct 2026
  500 m away
• Major
  Fairfield Lane, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  700 m away
• Major
  Jesmond Avenue, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  700 m away
• Major
  Cheltenham Street, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
  800 m away
• Major
  Park Drive, Barrow-In-FurnessDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
  800 m away
• Major
  Ormsgill Lane, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
  Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
  850 m away
• Minor
  Devonshire Road, Barrow-In-FurnessHighway repair and maintenance works · Westmorland and Furness Council · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  150 m away
• Minor
  Norfolk Street, Barrow-In-FurnessNew service connection · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  350 m away
• Minor
  Schneider Road, Barrow-In-FurnessUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  500 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

• Decided
  Walney Extension Offshore Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Irish Sea off Walney Island
  decided Nov 2014
  17.3 km away
• Decided
  Heysham to M6 Link RoadHighways · North of Lancaster M6 J34 to junction of A683 & A589
  decided Mar 2013
  28.3 km away
• Decided
  Preesall Saltfield Underground Gas StorageUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Preesall Saltfield, Over Wyre, Lancashire.
  decided Jul 2015
  29.5 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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