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
14storm overflows within 2 km
881hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
205spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Sutton-In-Ashfield Inlet Sps No 2into The Kingsmill Reservoir56 spills, 367 hours in 2025
27 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (56 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Mcdonalds, Mansfield Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026 700 m away
Rooftop solar
Sutton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Mar 2022 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Lammas Leisure Centre, Lammas Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2025 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Romo, Oddicroft Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2024 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Sherwood Way SouthApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Sept 2021 1.8 km away
Battery storage
Kestral Road - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023 2.0 km away
Battery storage
Crabtree Lane, Skegby - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Lamtek Limited, Wolsey Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
Sept 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit A, Concorde Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2025 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Brookside Way, Huthwaite - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2024 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major, planned
Dalestorth Street, Sutton In AshfieldUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 450 m away
Major
Lucknow Drive, Sutton In AshfieldUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 600 m away
Major, planned
Omberley Avenue, Sutton In AshfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Major
Omberley Avenue, Sutton In AshfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 800 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
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire.
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
A46 Newark BypassHighways · From Farndon roundabout to Winthorpe roundabout near Newark-on-Trent
decided Oct 2025 29.7 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 Sutton Forest Side & New Cross: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.7% in two years.
Permission for 8 homesMarket View, Market Place, Sutton in Ashfield (outline planning permission)
May 2021 1.5 km away
New school
New school: Hillocks Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
Dec 2020 550 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 24 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Two Oaks Quarry, Coxmoor Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Jan 2024 4.7 km away
Battery storage
Newton Wood FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Oct 2020 5.2 km away
Running nearest: Sutton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 2.6 km); Land At Debdale Lane (solar farm, 3.6 km); Crow Trees Farm (solar farm, 4.6 km); Twin Yards Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.3 km); Littlewood Lane Solar (solar farm, 6.0 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.