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
38storm overflows within 2 km
442hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
334spill events counted
United Utilities
Beaumont Building Cso 28049into River Irwell34 spills, 72 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
United Utilities
Chester Road/Great Jackson Road Csointo River Medlock13 spills, 66 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
United Utilities
Julia Sreett Csointo River Irwell49 spills, 62 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Fairfield Street Csointo River Medlock26 spills, 40 hours in 2025
600 m away
United Utilities
Aspin Lane Cso 281cjinto River Irk50 spills, 35 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
Victoria Bridge Street Cso (282wl)into River Irwell34 spills, 32 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 24.0 km away
Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
application due September 2027 29.3 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 Piccadilly & Ancoats: +10% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 1010 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +7.4% in two years.
68 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025 1.6 km away
New homes
32 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025 1.5 km away
New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025 700 m away
New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Oct 2025 1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 85 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Manchester Academy, Moss Lane East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Dec 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Loreto College, Chichester Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2025 2.5 km away
Running nearest: Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) (energy from waste, 1.4 km); Outer Space Studios Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.1 km); City Football Academy, Ashton New Road - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Central Park - Solar photovaltics (rooftop solar, 3.2 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.
New York Street, ManchesterRemedial works · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Minor
Oldham Road, ManchesterRemedial works · SP Electricity North West · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Minor
Cross Keys Street, ManchesterRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.