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
9storm overflows within 2 km
66hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
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 24.9 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 28.0 km away
Pre-application
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1Underground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North.
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 Victoria Park & Longsight West: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.1% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 31 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Manchester Metropolitan University, Birley Fields - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit C, Kelbrook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Aug 2023 2.8 km away
Running nearest: Outer Space Studios Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.6 km); Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) (energy from waste, 2.0 km); Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); City Football Academy, Ashton New Road - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 3.0 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 3.5 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.
Minor
New Bank Street, ManchesterRemedial works · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Minor
Hillfield Close, ManchesterRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
Martindale Crescent, ManchesterRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
application due April 2027 30.0 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.