What's changing near LE17 4DY
Within 2 km, around Lutterworth in Harborough. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
23new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
16homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.3%like-for-like prices in Lutterworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
20since energy certificates began (2008)
1in LE17 4DY 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
40hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
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
17 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (103 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
L and R Storage, C & V Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Jan 2026
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Lutterworth Grammar School, Bitteswell Road - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Dec 2025
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Wellington Parkway - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
May 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Armstrong Logistics, Wellington Parkway - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Nov 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
DP World, Unit 5110, Vulcan Way - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Dec 2024
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Swinford Energy Park - Energy Park Facility & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 1,000 MW
Aug 2025
3.7 km away - Solar farm
Swinford Wind FarmBeing built · 20 MW
Dec 2021
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Old Station Yard, Station Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 350 kW
Jun 2024
6.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Rugby Motorway Services, Leicester Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Apr 2024
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Quartzelec Limited, Castle Mound Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Dec 2022
6.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Bitteswell Road, LutterworthHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Standard
Leyton Close, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Standard
Larch Drive, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Holly Drive, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
Goscote Drive, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Goscote Drive, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Goscote Drive, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Guthlaxton Avenue, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Station Road, LutterworthUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
Rugby Road, Lutterworth
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4)Storage or Distribution of Goods · The site extends to approximately 255 hectares and lies wholly within the administrative area of West Northamptonshire, c. 7km east of Rugby and c.11.5km north of Daventry. The M1 runs immediately adjacent to the western boundary of the Site, and it is located c.1km to the north of Junction 18 of the M1. DIRFT III (the latest phase of development at DIRFT) is located immediately west of the site across the M1 motorway. The site is c.1.3km to the north of the village of Crick and c.800m to west of the village of Yelvertoft. application due November 2027
9.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2014
9.8 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
13.1 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2026
16.8 km away - Pre-application
The Grand Union Canal TransferTransfer of Water Resources · The project is linear in nature and extends to approximately 160km. From north to south, the project starts at the Minworth Wastewater Recycling Centre north-east of Birmingham. Thereafter water will be transferred eastwards to the Coventry Canal at Atherstone. From the Coventry Canal, the site of the project extends in a south-easterly direction connecting to the Oxford Canal followed by the Grand Union Canal. Water will then be abstracted and treated south of Milton Keynes before being transferred to an existing water supply reservoir near Luton.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Northfield House Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.0 km); Cotesbach Landfill Gas Project (landfill gas, 4.1 km); Streetfield Farm (solar farm, 4.4 km); Low Spinney Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.0 km); Swinford Wind Farm (wind farm, 5.6 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.