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
569hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
145spill events counted
United Utilities
Alford Street Pumping Stationinto Moston Brook28 spills, 218 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
United Utilities
Clayton Bridgeinto River Medlock42 spills, 173 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
Chappell Road Csointo Lumb Brook49 spills, 105 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
United Utilities
Failsworth Wwtwinto The River Medlock8 spills, 56 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
United Utilities
Medlock Sports Centre Csointo Lumb Brook Via Surface Wtr Sew6 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Assheton Road Cso 281cainto Clvrt Trib Of River Mersey11 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
United Utilities
Junction Of Graver Ln Elsma Rd Csointo Berry Brow Culvert1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
United Utilities
Holt Lane Failsworth Ssointo Lords Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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 28.8 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Failsworth South: +46% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.3% in two years.
Airtech Advanced Materials - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Oct 2025 3.3 km away
Running nearest: Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 1.2 km); Central Park - Solar photovaltics (rooftop solar, 2.7 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 2.8 km); City Football Academy, Ashton New Road - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 3.2 km); Ardwick Railway Goods Yard Incinerator (Newhaven EFW Plant) (energy from waste, 4.5 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.
Minor
Jackson Street, FailsworthUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.