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
20storm overflows within 2 km
242hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
93spill events counted
United Utilities
Clayton Bridgeinto River Medlock42 spills, 173 hours in 2025
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
application due May 2027 26.7 km away
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 Beswick, Eastlands & Openshaw Park: +11% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 60 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.3% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 20 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
The Sharp Project - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Aug 2021 1.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Hammerstone Road Depot - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 2.0 km away
Running nearest: The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 200 m); City Football Academy, Ashton New Road - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 550 m); Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) (energy from waste, 1.8 km); Outer Space Studios Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.9 km); Central Park - Solar photovaltics (rooftop solar, 2.1 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.