What's changing near LS15 9HR
Within 2 km, around Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk in Leeds. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
312new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8%like-for-like prices in Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.8%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
34 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.7 km away
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in LS15 9HR 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
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
48 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (41 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Temple Moor High School, Field End Grove - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023
1.7 km away - Solar farm
Skelton Grange Landfill Site, Pontefract Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Sept 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Parklands Primary School, Dufton Approach - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Jun 2024
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Amazon Uk, Skelton Moor Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Nov 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Premier Farnell, Unit 3 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
May 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 620 kW
Nov 2025
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Skelton Grange Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 99 MW
Aug 2021
3.9 km away - Energy from waste
Skelton Grange – Energy Recovery FacilityBeing built · 49 MW
May 2023
4.4 km away - Energy from waste
Knowsthorpe Way, Cross Green - Combined Heat and Power PlantApproved, not yet built · 750 kW
Dec 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Oco Technology, Knowsthorpe Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jul 2023
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Stile Hill Way, LeedsHighway repair and maintenance works · LEEDS CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
Bullerthorpe Lane, LeedsHighway repair and maintenance works · LEEDS CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Major, planned
Bullerthorpe Lane, LeedsHighway repair and maintenance works · LEEDS CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
400 m away - Standard
Park Road, LeedsNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Selby Road, LeedsUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Selby Road, LeedsUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Selby Road, LeedsUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Selby Road, LeedsUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Selby Road, LeedsUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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 Oct 2015
12.5 km away - Pre-application
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M). application due February 2028
12.6 km away - Pre-application
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council. application due June 2027
13.3 km away - Decided
Yorkshire GREENElectric Lines · Approximately 2km to the north west of York, extending 36km south to Monk Fryston substation decided Mar 2024
16.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
16.4 km away - Examination
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Skelton Grange Landfill (landfill gas, 2.4 km); Knostrop Sewage Treatment Works (anaerobic digestion, 3.8 km); Cross Green ERF (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Knostrop WWTW AD (anaerobic digestion, 4.9 km); LVF Packaging - Solar Panel (rooftop solar, 6.0 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.