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
2,471hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
242spill events counted
United Utilities
Burton Road Withington Cso 28056into River Mersey75 spills, 1,717 hours in 2025
650 m away
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Barlow Moor Roadinto River Mersey79 spills, 517 hours in 2025
700 m away
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Princes Prkway/M60 Cso 28051into River Mersey20 spills, 100 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
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Mauldeth Road Csointo Chorlton Brook31 spills, 64 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
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Mauldeth Road West Cso (28043)into Chorlton Brook Via Culvert26 spills, 47 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
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Kenworthy Lane Psinto River Mersey9 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
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Barlow Moor Rd/Palatine Rd Csointo River Mersey1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
650 m away
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Lombard Gr/Lorne Rdinto Cringle Brook1 spills, 0 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 23.0 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 24.0 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 West Didsbury: +21% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -3.5% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Manchester Academy, Moss Lane East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 3.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Loreto College, Chichester Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Oct 2025 4.2 km away
Running nearest: West Didsbury Battery Storage (battery storage, 2.6 km); South Manchester Resource Recovery Centre (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.4 km); Audi Stockport, Brinksway, Edgeley - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.0 km); Outer Space Studios Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 5.7 km); Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) (energy from waste, 5.9 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.
application due April 2027 25.9 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 26.0 km away
Pre-application
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
application due Dec 2027 27.5 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.