What's changing near M26 4FU
Within 2 km, around Black Lane in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
224new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8%like-for-like prices in Black Lane, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
950 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New school
New school: Imagine Wellbeing Primary LtdOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2026
400 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
May 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
41 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
Oct 2025950 m away
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in M26 4FU 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
1,561hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
390spill events counted
- United Utilities
Sion Street Cso 09026into River Irwell61 spills, 496 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Lomax Street Csointo The River Irwell90 spills, 392 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Stand Lane Cso 09058into River Irwell69 spills, 201 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Bolton Rd Canute Street Csointo River Irwell72 spills, 170 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Church Street East 09003into Unnamed Trib Of River Irwell19 spills, 133 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Radcliffe Central Csointo River Irwell37 spills, 85 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
St Andrews Rd Brooks Av Cso 09001into Black Lane Brook10 spills, 39 hours in 2025
500 m away - United Utilities
Radcliffe Central Csointo River Irwell13 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.5 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
32 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (52 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Stoneclough - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Oct 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Moss Rose Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Dec 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Albion Mill, Cawdor Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Jun 2025
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2026
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Vernacare, Folds Road - Solar PV arrayApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Jan 2025
5.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Coventry Road, RadcliffeUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major
Warwick Road, RadcliffeUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
Williamson Avenue, RadcliffeUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Whittaker Street, RadcliffeHighway improvement works · BURY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Warwick Road, RadcliffeNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
400 m away - Standard
Abbey Close, RadcliffeNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
5.5 km away - Pre-application
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
21.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
25.1 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
25.8 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.
Running nearest: Lascar Works (battery storage, 4.1 km); Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 4.4 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 4.8 km); Bent Spur Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.9 km); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.3 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.