What's changing near NE26 3EB
Within 2 km, around Whitley Bay North in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
10homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.6%like-for-like prices in Whitley Bay North, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-20%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionAug 2022
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
37since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NE26 3EB 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
94hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
35spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Beehive Csointo Brierdene Burn35 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Mini Golf Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Dukes Walk Cso (Nty031) (A63)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dukes Walk Csointo North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Northumbrian Water
Watts Slope High Level Cso (A56)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Ten Acre Farm Combined Sewer Overflinto Brierdene Burn0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
North Parade High Level Cso (A52)into North Sea · near bathing water: Whitley Bay0 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
49 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (79 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
North Tyneside General Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 980 kW
Nov 2021
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Dec 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit C, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Dec 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit B, Merlin Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Nov 2023
3.9 km away - Solar farm
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre -Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 6 MW
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - BESSPlanning application in
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 6 MW
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Seghill Household Waste Recovery Centre - BESSPlanning application in
Dec 2025
4.5 km away - Solar farm
Backworth Lane, Backworth - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 28 MW
May 2023
5.6 km away - Battery storage
Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Woodburn Way, Whitley BayUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Standard
Cragside, Whitley BayUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Woodburn Square, Whitley BayUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Minor
St Martins Way, Whitley BayRemedial works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 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 Jan 2016
5.4 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
9.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
12.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
13.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
17.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
20.5 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: Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 3.9 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 4.4 km); Howdon STW (other, 5.7 km); Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (wind farm, 8.1 km); Blyth Harbour Wind Farm (re-power) (wind farm, 8.6 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.