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
7storm overflows within 2 km
120hours 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.
application due March 2028 21.6 km away
Recommendation
East Midlands Gateway Phase 2Storage or Distribution of Goods · On land to the south of East Midlands Airport and south-west of M1 Junction 23A
School closed: Al-Ihsaan Community CollegeOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2020 1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 26 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Langham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Nov 2023 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Gateway College, Colin Grundy Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025 4.0 km away
Running nearest: National Space Centre (rooftop solar, 3.4 km); Harborough Road Store (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Land at and adjacent to Leicester Forest Services (battery storage, 6.2 km); Blaby Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.7 km); Warren Quarry Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 7.0 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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.
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.