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
27storm overflows within 2 km
3,108hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
746spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Glasshouse Street Psinto River Tyne, North Sea128 spills, 1,354 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Northumbrian Water
Spillers Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Tyne Saline Estuary57 spills, 255 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Northumbrian Water
South Shore Road Csointo Tyne Saline Estuary86 spills, 248 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Northumbrian Water
Broad Chare Csointo Tyne Estuary43 spills, 247 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
South Shore Road East Spsinto River Tyne, North Sea62 spills, 191 hours in 2025
101 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (84 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Neilson Road - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayApproved, not yet built · 940 kW
Dec 2021 600 m away
Rooftop solar
Robert Duncan Timber Limited, Green Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 950 m away
Solar farm
Albany Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2021 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2025 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Apr 2022 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Ouseburn Trust, Lime Street - Solar Panels & ASHPsPlanning application in · 280 kW
May 2026 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Hadrian Square - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Sept 2021 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Responsive Engineering, Scotswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Riverdale Paper, Earlsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Nov 2022 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Newington Road West Depot - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2022 2.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major
Sunderland Road To Sunderland Road Roundabout Dual Carriageway Link Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Major
Old Durham Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Major
Sunderland Road Roundabout, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 1000 m away
Major
Sunderland Road Roundabout To Durham Road A167 Southbound Slip Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 1000 m away
Standard
Hendon Road, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
Durham Place, GatesheadUtility asset works · CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD · 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.
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 Gateshead Town: +9% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 220 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.2% in two years.