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
56hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
9spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Willesley Road Sewage Pumping St.into Trib Shell Brook, Trib R Mease8 spills, 55 hours in 2025
15 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (68 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 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Clinitron House, Excelsior Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
May 2026 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Mushroom Farm, Lower Fields - Agricultural Building & Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Jul 2024 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Park Road, Overseal - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025 5.3 km away
Solar farm
Lullington Solar ParkPlanning application in · 44 MW
Jul 2025 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Motability Operations Limited, Stephenson Court - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Apr 2024 6.8 km away
Wind farm
Barns Heath Farm - Wind TurbinesApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2023 6.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Mercia Park, Burton Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2023 7.0 km away
Energy from waste
Keith Willshee Way - Swadlincote Resource Recovery ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Aug 2025 7.1 km away
Battery storage
Mount Road, Castle Gresley - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jul 2022 7.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Willesley Road, Ashby De La ZouchNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 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 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 13.6 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
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.