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
19storm overflows within 2 km
86hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
38spill events counted
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable12 spills, 79 hours in 2025
850 m away
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable20 spills, 6 hours in 2025
900 m away
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m away
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away
Thames Water
N/Ainto Not Applicable1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away
Thames Water
Cso At Barbers Laneinto Lee0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in New Town: +11% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -3.7% in two years.
School closed: Olive Tree Primary SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2020 1.7 km away
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.
Rooftop solar
North Luton Industrial Estate, Sedgwick Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Apr 2026 6.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Spire Harpenden Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jun 2024 6.3 km away
Running nearest: Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 3.4 km); Caddington Solar Farm (Phase 2) (solar farm, 3.9 km); Ld At Lawrence End Park &, Dane Street (solar farm, 4.1 km); Land North of Chiltern Greeen (solar farm, 4.7 km); Chapel Farm (battery storage, 8.2 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Utility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 250 m away
Minor
May Street, LutonUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Immediate - urgent
Cambridge Street, LutonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.