What's changing near M27 6GB
Within 2 km, around Swinton Newtown in Salford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
42new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
58homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Swinton Newtown, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.3%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
650 m away - New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.6 km away - New schoolDec 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
900 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 3 homes27 Park Avenue, Swinton, M27 4TZ (full planning permission)
Mar 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 home202-204, Moorside Road, Swinton, M27 9LE (full planning permission)
Mar 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 12 homesSutherland House , 303 Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 6AY (full planning permission)
Jan 2024
900 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 9 homesFootball Hotel , 33 Swinton Hall Road, Swinton, Salford, M27 4BL (full planning permission)
Dec 2023
950 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 2 homesFormer Britannia Public House 711 - 713 Bolton Road Pendlebury Swinton Manchester M27 8FL (full planning permission)
Aug 2023
400 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 homeClarendon Clinic 115 Chorley Road Swinton Salford M27 4AA (full planning permission)
Jul 20231.2 km away
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
1in M27 6GB 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
305hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
113spill events counted
- United Utilities
Cso Adj To Number 214 Rake Laneinto Slack Brook19 spills, 74 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
City Walk Psinto Trib Slack Brook34 spills, 63 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Queensway Csointo Slack Brook Via Suface Water S14 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Robin Hood Clifton Pumping Stationinto River Irwell Via Sws7 spills, 46 hours in 2025
1000 m away - United Utilities
Mere Drive / Rake Lane Cso (374y5)into Slack Brook14 spills, 41 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Clifton House Road Pumping Stationinto River Irwell Via S.W.2 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Manchester Rd Corrie Dr Cso Bol0245into Unity Brook4 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
In Fields Rear Of 36 East Drive Csointo Folly Brook Via A Sws5 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.8 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
59 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (57 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
City Of Salford Highway Services, Swinton Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Jj Food Service, 1A Lamplight Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Moss Rose Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Dec 2024
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Stoneclough - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Oct 2022
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
3.6 km away - Hydro
Charlestown WeirApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2019
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Turnpike Depot - Solar PanelsBeing built · 480 kW
May 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Albion Academy, London Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2025
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Woodford Drive, SwintonHighway repair and maintenance works · SALFORD CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Station Road, SwintonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Bolton Road, SwintonUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Pendleway, SwintonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Priory Road, SwintonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Barnfield Road, SwintonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
5.9 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
18.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
20.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
23.0 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Clifton Hall (landfill gas, 1.4 km); Bent Spur Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.9 km); Salford Refuse Treatment Plant (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.4 km); Bolton TRF (energy from waste, 6.9 km); Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 7.6 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.