What's changing near M45 8SJ
Within 2 km, around Besses in Bury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
62new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.0%like-for-like prices in Besses, 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
5 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
450 m away - School closed
School closed: Prestwich Preparatory SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
30 new homes completed6 flats, 24 houses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
200 m away - New schoolJan 2024
1.7 km away - New schoolApr 2023
550 m away - New schoolJun 2020
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
34since energy certificates began (2008)
2in M45 8SJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2015
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
371hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
161spill events counted
- United Utilities
Philips Drive (Whitefield) Csointo Trib Bradley Brook Via Sws31 spills, 158 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Parr Brook Csointo Parr Brook42 spills, 96 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Sunny Bank Road Csointo Parr Brook Via Sws32 spills, 76 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Farm Hill Cso 091kointo Prestwich Clough Via Culvert31 spills, 29 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Maple Avenue Csointo Trib Bradley Brook Suf Wtr Sew14 spills, 10 hours in 2025
950 m away - United Utilities
Hampden Road Cso 091xv Bry0041into Prestwich Clough Via Clvrt4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - United Utilities
Clifton Rd Leach St Cso 091kqinto Trib Prestwich Clough Via Sws6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
The Crescent Cso 091ejinto Prestwich Clough Via Clvrt1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
66 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (88 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Park 17 Industrial Estate - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2024
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Polyflor Limited, Prestwich Delivery Office - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Heaton Park Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 290 kW
May 2026
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Health Club, Heywood Old Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Nov 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse Iceland, Pilsworth Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2026
3.5 km away - Battery storage
Shore Top Farm, Kearsley Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
Nov 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Jj Food Service, 1A Lamplight Way - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Nov 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2026
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Broughton Hub, Rigby Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Nov 20244.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
27 permitted works running now or planned, 17 of them major.
- Major, planned
Warwick Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major
Warwick Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Barnard Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major
Barnard Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Tamworth Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major
Tamworth Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Kenilworth Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major
Kenilworth Avenue, WhitefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Hastings Avenue, Whitefield
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2025
1.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
20.8 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
22.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
24.2 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: Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 3.5 km); Clifton Hall (landfill gas, 3.6 km); Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Salford Refuse Treatment Plant (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.7 km); Lascar Works (battery storage, 5.7 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.