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
15storm overflows within 2 km
542hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
229spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Hexham Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Tyne43 spills, 317 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Northumbrian Water
Acomb Csointo River Tyne67 spills, 78 hours in 2025
7 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Acomb Village, Acomb - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Dec 2025 2.2 km away
Solar farm
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 32 MW
May 2025 6.1 km away
Battery storage
Fourstones Substation, Fourstones - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
May 2025 6.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Halfway House, Lincoln Hill - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2023 7.2 km away
Battery storage
Halfway House, Lincoln Hill - Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Jul 2023 7.2 km away
Solar farm
Fourstones - Solar ParkPlanning application in · 50 MW
Aug 2025 7.5 km away
Battery storage
Fourstones -Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 60 MW
Aug 2025 7.5 km away
Running nearest: Land South East Of Water Treatment Works Bridge End (anaerobic digestion, 1.7 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Eastgate, HexhamHighway repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Chareway, HexhamUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 m away
Standard
Glovers Place, HexhamNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 250 m away
Minor
Burnland Terrace, HexhamOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Hencotes, HexhamUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Priestpopple, HexhamUtility asset works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 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
Pre-application
Ray II Wind FarmGenerating Stations · Ray II Wind Farm project is located in Northumberland, adjacent (north) to the existing
Ray Wind Farm, approximately 1 km south of Raylees.
application due June 2027 24.5 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Hexham & Acomb: +28% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.