What's changing near LE4 2BD
Within 2 km, around Stocking Farm & Mowmacre in Leicester. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
142new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Stocking Farm & Mowmacre, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
-19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
44 new homes completed2 flats, 42 houses · Dec 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
22 new homes completed9 flats, 13 houses · Nov 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New school
New school: Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led, primary
Dec 2024
1.7 km away - New schoolOct 2024
1.6 km away - New schoolSept 2021
1.8 km away
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 18 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
0in LE4 2BD 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
193hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
61spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Leicester - Northgate/Sanvey Gate (Cso)into Grand Union Canal49 spills, 174 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Dysart Way Csointo Grand Union Canal11 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
St Margarets Way Csointo Grand Union Canal1 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Conduit Street Csointo Grand Union Canal0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km 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
45 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (132 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
First Bus Depot, Humphreys Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Feb 2023
550 m away - Rooftop solar
Hoods Close - Solar PanelsBeing built · 2 MW
Jun 2023
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Pepsico International Limited, Leycroft Road - Solar PanelsBeing built · 3 MW
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Ashton Business Park, Ashton Close - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2024
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Rushey Mead Academy, Melton Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 280 kW
Jan 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bingo Club, Beaumont Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 2023
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Dysart Way, Birstall Street - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Gynsill Lane, Leicester Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
St Georges Retail Park, St Georges Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 440 kW
Jun 2026
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Newarke St Car Park - Solar PanelsBeing built
Nov 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Beaumanor Road, LeicesterUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Major
Home Farm Close, LeicesterHighway repair and maintenance works · LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Churchward Avenue, LeicesterHighway repair and maintenance works · LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Abbey Lane, LeicesterRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
- Decideddecided Mar 2025
17.0 km away - Pre-application
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
19.6 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
21.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
22.9 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
22.9 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.
Running nearest: National Space Centre (rooftop solar, 850 m); Severn Trent STW (wind farm, 4.7 km); Land at and adjacent to Leicester Forest Services (battery storage, 6.2 km); Bradgate Quarry Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 7.0 km); Harborough Road Store (rooftop solar, 7.8 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.