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
9storm overflows within 2 km
631hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
271spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
The Green Market Csointo River Team81 spills, 202 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Northumbrian Water
South Shore Road East Spsinto River Tyne, North Sea62 spills, 191 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Northumbrian Water
Bensham Sidings Csointo Team32 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Northumbrian Water
Rose Street Csointo River Tyne23 spills, 67 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
High West Street Cso (G066)into Tyne Estuary43 spills, 55 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Northumbrian Water
Victoria Rd At Sandown Gardens Csointo Team22 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Northumbrian Water
Bensham Hospital Csointo Team, River6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Northumbrian Water
Riversdale Road Csointo River Tyne2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
96 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (59 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 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Riverdale Paper, Earlsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Nov 2022 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Apr 2022 1.7 km away
Solar farm
Albany Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2021 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Robert Duncan Timber Limited, Green Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Responsive Engineering, Scotswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Team Valley Trading Estate - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Mar 2022 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Monkhouse And Brown, Team Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jun 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jun 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Dacon Fabrications Limited, Dukesway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2022 2.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
15 permitted works running now or planned, 12 of them major.
Major
Prince Consort Road From Arthur Street To Durham Road, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
Major
Prince Consort Road From Arthur Street To Durham Road, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Lincoln Street, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major
Alexandra Road From Bewick Road To Westfield Terrace, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major
Durham Road To Sunderland Road Roundabout Northbound Slip Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 750 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 750 m away
Major
Ashgrove Terrace, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major
Coatsworth Road, GatesheadUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Give and take
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 South: +6% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.3% in two years.
New school: ShoshanimOther independent school, other independent school
Sept 2020 700 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Parker Hannifin Manufacturing - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Ouseburn Trust, Lime Street - Solar Panels & ASHPsPlanning application in · 280 kW
May 2026 2.8 km away
Running nearest: Regent Street - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (solar farm, 1.2 km); Kibblesworth Landfill Site (landfill gas, 5.3 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension) (landfill gas, 6.6 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (landfill gas, 6.6 km); PG4 St Bedes Power Generation (Extension 2) (landfill gas, 6.6 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.
Major
Old Durham Road, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major
Sunderland Road Roundabout, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
High West Street From Arthur Street To Sunderland Road Roundabout, GatesheadHighway repair and maintenance works · GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Lane closure
Jul 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
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 900 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.