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
3storm overflows within 2 km
83hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
27 planned, approved or being built and 18 running (111 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Unit A, Concorde Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2025 4.2 km away
Solar farm
Brecks Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 45 MW
Sept 2023 4.8 km away
Solar farm
Frithwood Farm, Frithwood Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Dec 2023 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
The Samworth Church Academy, Sherwood Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Dec 2025 6.7 km away
Battery storage
Crabtree Lane, Skegby - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025 7.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Sutton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Mar 2022 7.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Crown Farm Way - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Oct 2022 7.4 km away
Battery storage
Mcdonalds, Mansfield Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026 7.5 km away
Battery storage
Kestral Road - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023 7.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Sherwood Way SouthApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Sept 2021 8.0 km away
Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Recreation Drive, ShirebrookHighway repair and maintenance works · DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 650 m away
Minor
Alder Way, ShirebrookUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Minor
Field Drive, ShirebrookDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 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-examination
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire.
application due June 2027 23.5 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 Shirebrook North: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 180 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.6% in two years.