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
4storm overflows within 2 km
80hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
19spill events counted
United Utilities
Lumb Lane (Audenshaw) Cso & Det Tnkinto Culverted Section Of Gore Brook9 spills, 73 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
United Utilities
Manshaw Road Csointo Moss Brook Via Sws4 spills, 3 hours in 2025
700 m away
United Utilities
Ashton Old Rd Manshaw St Cso 281cdinto Moss Brook5 spills, 2 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 28.5 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 Abbey Hey: +44% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.3% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 36 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
The National Cycling Centre - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsBeing built · 920 kW
Aug 2022 3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Morrisons Superstore, Saxon Street - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
May 2024 3.3 km away
Running nearest: Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 1.2 km); Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Outer Space Studios Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.8 km); City Football Academy, Ashton New Road - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 2.9 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 3.1 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Standard
Abbeywood Avenue, ManchesterUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Vine Street, ManchesterOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Minor
Cross Lane, ManchesterRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.