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
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 12.5 km away
Decided
Oaklands Farm Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land at Rosliston Road, south of Drakelow Power Station
decided Jun 2025 12.7 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. 22 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Wind farm
Barns Heath Farm - Wind TurbinesApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2023 8.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Mercia Park, Burton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023 8.9 km away
Running nearest: Land at Ingles Hill Farm (solar farm, 1.3 km); Prestop Park Farm (solar farm, 1.9 km); Lount solar farm (solar farm, 2.1 km); Lount/Smoile (landfill gas, 2.7 km); Hill Farm - Energy Barn (battery storage, 3.1 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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.