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
4storm overflows within 2 km
503hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
Weston Marsh to East LeicestershireElectric Lines · A new circa 60 kilometre 400kV overhead electricity transmission line which connects into the Weston Marsh substation infrastructure (to be constructed under the Grimsby to Walpole Project), in the Spalding region of Lincolnshire, and runs west to a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-B) near Wartnaby in Leicestershire, via a new 400kV transmission substation (WMEL-A) near Corby Glen in Lincolnshire.
The Project also includes reconductoring of approximately 66 kilometres of existing transmission infrastructure from the new WMEL-B substation, running south to the existing Grendon substation, east of Northampton.
Permission for 7 homes2-7 Market Street & 35 and 36 Cattle Market, Loughborough LE11 3EP (full planning permission)
Apr 2022 1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Long Whatton - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
The Manor House, Woodhouse Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Dec 2025 4.7 km away
Running nearest: Newhurst Quarry (energy from waste, 5.9 km); Mountsorrel Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.3 km); Land to the East of Burton Lane (solar farm, 6.5 km); Wymeswold Airfield (solar farm, 6.5 km); Gypsom Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.2 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Major
Nottingham Road, LoughboroughHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Major
Limehurst Avenue, LoughboroughHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Jul 2026 to Nov 2027 750 m away
Major
Bridge Street, LoughboroughHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Generating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne.
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.