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
2storm overflows within 2 km
63hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
5spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Ashby - Nottingham Road Spsinto Tributary Of Gilwiskaw Brook4 spills, 62 hours in 2025
17 planned, approved or being built and 17 running (81 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Ceva House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Feb 2025 750 m away
Rooftop solar
Clinitron House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2026 850 m away
Rooftop solar
Mushroom Farm, Lower Fields - Agricultural Building & Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Jul 2024 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Motability Operations Limited, Stephenson Court - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Apr 2024 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre, Stephenson Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Feb 2025 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Whitwick Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 750 kW
Apr 2022 6.5 km away
Battery storage
Park Road, Overseal - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025 7.1 km away
Solar farm
Lullington Solar ParkPlanning application in · 44 MW
Jul 2025 7.4 km away
Wind farm
Barns Heath Farm - Wind TurbinesApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2023 8.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Mercia Park, Burton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023 8.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Priorfields, Ashby De La ZouchUtility asset works · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Minor
Dunbar Way, Ashby De La ZouchRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 150 m away
Minor
Windsor Road, Ashby De La ZouchHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Minor
A511 From Roundabout At The Junction Of A42, A511 And A512 Ashby Road To Nottingham Road, Ashby-De-La-ZouchWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · 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
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
Sept 2026 12.9 km away
Decided
Oaklands Farm Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station
Castle Way EnergyGenerating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Energy from waste
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 8.7 km away
Rooftop solar
DSV, Stretton En Le Field - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2024 9.0 km away
Running nearest: Hill Farm - Energy Barn (battery storage, 1.8 km); Lount solar farm (solar farm, 1.8 km); Land at Hill Farm (solar farm, 2.3 km); Land at Ingles Hill Farm (solar farm, 2.5 km); Lower Fields Mushroom Farm (solar farm, 2.7 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.