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
421hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
129spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Seaton North Hotel Cso (Wk013)into Rowlington Burn(R Wansbeck)43 spills, 169 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Northumbrian Water
Ashington Cso Park Road Wk 006into Blackclose Burn (R.Wansbeck)24 spills, 151 hours in 2025
500 m away
Northumbrian Water
Cleasewell Hill Spsinto River Wansbeck26 spills, 53 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Northumbrian Water
East Ford Road Ps Emergency Overflointo River Wansbeck11 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Northumbrian Water
North Seaton Level Crossing Csointo River Wansbeck(Saline Estuary)3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Northumbrian Water
Green Lane Cso 9(Wk 008)into Wansbeck, Tributary Of6 spills, 7 hours in 2025
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2023 5.9 km away
Battery storage
Broadway House Farm Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023 5.9 km away
Running nearest: Lynemouth Windfarm (Resubmission) (wind farm, 3.8 km); North East Grains Site (anaerobic digestion, 3.8 km); Lynemouth Power Station (biomass, 4.5 km); Bewick Drift (wind farm, 4.5 km); Blyth Sewage Treatment Works (solar farm, 5.6 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
decided Jan 2021 29.3 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.