What's changing near NE29 6HF
Within 2 km, around North Shields in North Tyneside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
105new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
428homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.4%like-for-like prices in North Shields, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.1%)
-5%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
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
13 new homes completed3 flats, 10 houses · Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
300 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
500 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
450 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Mar 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completed1 flats, 13 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homes31 Beach Road (full planning permission)
Jan 2024
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2022
1.4 km away - Planning permissionSept 2022
700 m away
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
3in NE29 6HF itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
21storm overflows within 2 km
644hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
259spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Tudor Road Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters42 spills, 149 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wapping Street Csointo River Tyne Estuarine Waters · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach58 spills, 147 hours in 2025
450 m away - Northumbrian Water
Coronation St Csointo River Tyne (Estuary)19 spills, 112 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Harton Low Staithes Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary24 spills, 73 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Northumbrian Water
South Shields Pilot Spsinto River Tyne (Tidal) · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach14 spills, 43 hours in 2025
850 m away - Northumbrian Water
Fish Quay Csointo Tyne Estuary · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach15 spills, 39 hours in 2025
700 m away - Northumbrian Water
New Quay Cso Nc058into Tyne Estuary14 spills, 26 hours in 2025
300 m away - Northumbrian Water
North Groyne Spsinto Tyne Estuary · near bathing water: Littlehaven Beach12 spills, 16 hours in 2025
700 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
52 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (75 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Border Control Post, Coble Dene - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunes Amusement Arcade, Sea Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Westoe Crown Primary School, Sea Winnings Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
1.9 km away - Battery storage
Hamar Close & Wallsend Road, High Flatworth - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2024
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Standby Embedded Stor Power Plant - Battery storageBeing built · 20 MW
Oct 2022
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
North Tyneside General Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 980 kW
Nov 2021
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Mortimer community college, Reading Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Venus Park, Trading Estate - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Merchant House Warehouse, Tyne Dock - Solar Photovoltaics EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Nov 2023
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Port Of Tyne, Tyne Dock - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 20223.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major, planned
Howard Street Lane At Rear Of 24-52, North ShieldsHighway improvement works · NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major
Upper Pearson Street, North ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major, planned
Church Way, North ShieldsHighway improvement works · NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Bedford Street, North ShieldsHighway improvement works · NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Hawkeys Lane, North ShieldsHighway improvement works · NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Vespasian Avenue, South ShieldsUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Immediate - urgent
River Drive, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2025 to Feb 2027
750 m away - Immediate - urgent
Rear Of Lawe Road, South ShieldsHighway repair and maintenance works · SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 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
3.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2018
7.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2020
8.2 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
15.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2015
25.5 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: Howdon STW (other, 650 m); Port of Tyne (battery storage, 3.4 km); Tynemouth Energy Storage System (TESS) (battery storage, 4.5 km); Seghill Village Waste Disposal Site phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 8.6 km); Nissan Test Track (solar farm, 9.7 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.