Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Bolton › Neighbourhood Kearsley & Stoneclough › Postcode M26 1EU What's changing near M26 1EU Within 2 km, around Kearsley & Stoneclough in Bolton. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
67 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.3% like-for-like prices in Kearsley & Stoneclough, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
– crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 33 new homes completed houses · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 18 new homes completed houses · Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026 New homes 10 new homes completed houses · Aug 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 62 m²
4 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in M26 1EU itself
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 10 storm overflows within 2 km
1,745 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
227 spill events counted
United Utilities Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works into River Irwell 61 spills, 775 hours in 2025
400 m away United Utilities Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works into River Irwell 55 spills, 620 hours in 2025
400 m away United Utilities Kearsley Ps into River Irwell 27 spills, 132 hours in 2025
1.0 km away United Utilities Stoneclough Road Cso 07045 into Singing Clough Brook 41 spills, 91 hours in 2025
1.6 km away United Utilities Tbc into River Irwell 23 spills, 86 hours in 2025
1.3 km away United Utilities Singing Clough Cso 071q8 into Singing Clough Brook 11 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.4 km away United Utilities Clifton House Road Pumping Station into River Irwell Via S.W. 2 spills, 16 hours in 2025
850 m away United Utilities Manchester Rd Corrie Dr Cso Bol0245 into Unity Brook 4 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.1 km away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 43 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (88 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Stoneclough - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 7 MW
Oct 2022 Battery storage Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025 Rooftop solar Moss Rose Mill - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 290 kW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Albion Mill, Cawdor Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 490 kW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar City Of Salford Highway Services, Swinton Hall Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV Array Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024 Rooftop solar Churchill Unit Oncology Royal Bolton Hospital - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Jj Food Service, 1A Lamplight Way - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2023 Rooftop solar Edbro, Lever Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jun 2023 Road and street works within 1 km 8 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
Major, planned Fold Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Fold Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Hulme Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Hulme Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Hulme Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Hulme Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Ringley Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Ringley Road, Bolton Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2025 Pre-application Intermodal Logistics Park North Rail 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 Decided decided Aug 2014 Decided decided Nov 2022 Decided decided May 2015 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.
Running nearest: Bent Spur Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.6 km); Clifton Hall (landfill gas, 3.6 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 4.4 km); Salford Road Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.2 km); Salford Road (rooftop solar, 6.3 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.