What's changing near M45 7HX
Within 2 km, around Whitefield West & Park Lane in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
35new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.7%like-for-like prices in Whitefield West & Park Lane, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.7%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
30 new homes completed6 flats, 24 houses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: Craig Ormerod Associates School ProvisionOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Nov 2023
1.5 km away - New school
New school: Craig Ormerod Associates School ProvisionOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2022
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
22homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 60 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
0in M45 7HX 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
939hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
298spill events counted
- United Utilities
Lomax Street Csointo The River Irwell90 spills, 392 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Stand Lane Cso 09058into River Irwell69 spills, 201 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Philips Drive (Whitefield) Csointo Trib Bradley Brook Via Sws31 spills, 158 hours in 2025
650 m away - United Utilities
Radcliffe Central Csointo River Irwell37 spills, 85 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Robin Hood Clifton Pumping Stationinto River Irwell Via Sws7 spills, 46 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Farm Hill Cso 091kointo Prestwich Clough Via Culvert31 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Radcliffe Central Csointo River Irwell13 spills, 18 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Maple Avenue Csointo Trib Bradley Brook Suf Wtr Sew14 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.4 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
62 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (54 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Stoneclough - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Oct 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
City Of Salford Highway Services, Swinton Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Jj Food Service, 1A Lamplight Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2023
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Moss Rose Mill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Dec 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
4.8 km away - Hydro
Charlestown WeirApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2019
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Heaton Park Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
May 2026
5.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Hillingdon Road, WhitefieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major
Old Hall Road, WhitefieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Major
Grasmere Avenue, WhitefieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Standard
Ringley Road, WhitefieldNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Minor
Park Lane, WhitefieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
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 Sept 2025
3.6 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
20.8 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
22.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
23.1 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, 2.4 km); Bent Spur Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 4.8 km); Salford Refuse Treatment Plant (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.5 km); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.9 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.