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
176hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
25spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Ashby - Nottingham Road Spsinto Tributary Of Gilwiskaw Brook4 spills, 62 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Packington - Babelake Street Spsinto Gilwiskaw Brook12 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Willesley Road Sewage Pumping St.into Trib Shell Brook, Trib R Mease8 spills, 55 hours in 2025
14 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 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Clinitron House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2026 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Mushroom Farm, Lower Fields - Agricultural Building & Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Jul 2024 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Motability Operations Limited, Stephenson Court - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Apr 2024 5.9 km away
Battery storage
Park Road, Overseal - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025 6.1 km away
Solar farm
Lullington Solar ParkPlanning application in · 44 MW
Jul 2025 6.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Whitwick And Coalville Leisure Centre, Stephenson Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Feb 2025 7.0 km away
Wind farm
Barns Heath Farm - Wind TurbinesApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2023 7.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Whitwick Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 750 kW
Apr 2022 7.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Mercia Park, Burton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023 7.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Kilwardby Street, Ashby De La ZouchHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 550 m away
Standard
Priorfields, Ashby De La ZouchUtility asset works · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Standard
Ridgway Road, Ashby De La ZouchDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Standard
Willesley Road, Ashby De La ZouchNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Minor
Windsor Road, Ashby De La ZouchHighway improvement works · LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 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
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.
application due June 2027 13.7 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
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.
Energy from waste
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 7.8 km away
Rooftop solar
DSV, Stretton En Le Field - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2024 8.1 km away
Running nearest: Hill Farm - Energy Barn (battery storage, 1.9 km); Land at Ingles Hill Farm (solar farm, 1.9 km); Ashby Solar Farm (a) (solar farm, 2.2 km); Prestop Park Farm (solar farm, 2.4 km); Land at Hill 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.