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
6storm overflows within 2 km
374hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
85spill events counted
United Utilities
Vicars Hall Lane Ps No 2into Ellen Brook15 spills, 154 hours in 2025
150 m away
United Utilities
Booths Bank Farm Cso (379lu)into Shaw Brook17 spills, 122 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
Newearth Road Csointo Tributary Of Ellen Brook26 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
United Utilities
East Lancashire Rd Pumping Stationinto Astley Brook17 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Parr Bridge/Mosley Common Rd Csointo Honksford Brook8 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
United Utilities
Fir Tree Avenue Pumping Stationinto Sniggley Ditch2 spills, 2 hours in 2025
54 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (110 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 10 MW
Sept 2024 2.2 km away
Battery storage
Whitehead Landfill Site, Lower Green Lane - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Sept 2024 2.2 km away
Solar farm
Kenyon WayBeing built · 2 MW
Jul 2020 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Amazon UK Plot E1, Bridgewater Avenue - Solar photovoltaic panelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Northern Building Plastics, Leadbeaters Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Aug 2024 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Leadbeaters Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Nov 2024 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Barton Business Park, Cawdor Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
May 2026 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Manchester, Barton Embankment - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2024 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Moss Rose Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Dec 2024 5.5 km away
Battery storage
Woodsend Road, Urmston - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026 5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Sandringham Road, WorsleyRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Chaddock Lane, WorsleyRemedial works · Netomnia Limited · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Simpson Road, WorsleyUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Standfield Drive, WorsleyRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Minor
Birchfield Drive, WorsleyRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
Lymefield Drive, WorsleyRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 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
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).
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
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 26.7 km away
Decided
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 Ellenbrook & Boothstown: +30% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.3% in two years.
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.