What's changing near M34 2AZ
Within 2 km, around Denton West in Tameside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
18new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-7.9%like-for-like prices in Denton West, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.6%)
–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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
29since energy certificates began (2008)
0in M34 2AZ 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
23storm overflows within 2 km
3,298hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
810spill events counted
- United Utilities
Denton Transfer Pumping Stationinto River Tame71 spills, 599 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Dukinfield Wwtwinto River Tame52 spills, 563 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Denton Transfer Pumping Stationinto River Tame64 spills, 298 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Hyde Wastewater Treatment Worksinto River Tame69 spills, 293 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Broomstair Road Csointo River Tame43 spills, 253 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Rear Of Kennedy Way Csointo Denton Brook Via Sws83 spills, 231 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - United Utilities
Dukinfield Wwtwinto River Tame51 spills, 183 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Ross Lave Lane Csointo Unnamed Trib Of Denton Brook65 spills, 178 hours in 2025
1000 m 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
75 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (67 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons Superstore, Saxon Street - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
May 2024
400 m away - Rooftop solar
Concordia - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2024
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Tudor Industrial Estate, Ashton Street- Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons Superstore, Mottram Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 480 kW
Nov 2025
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Ashton Road, Bredbury - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 75 MW
Jul 2025
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Sheffield Road - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Burlington Street - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jan 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Gorton Education Village, Wembley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Nov 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Welkin Mill, Welkin Road - Battery StorageBeing built · 50 MW
Jan 2024
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Holden WayApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jun 2018
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Acre Street, DentonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Standard
Town Lane, DentonWorks for road purposes · TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Standard
Pine Grove, DentonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 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 Nov 2022
7.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
14.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
22.6 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: Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 1.2 km); Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 2.8 km); Godley Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 3.8 km); Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 4.0 km); Welkin Road, Bredbury - Battery Storage System (battery storage, 4.2 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.