What's changing near NG21 0LJ
Within 2 km, around Rainworth & Blidworth in Newark and Sherwood. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
52new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.9%like-for-like prices in Rainworth & Blidworth, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.7%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
34 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
27since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NG21 0LJ itself
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
138hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
40spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Rainworth Sewage Treatment Worksinto Rainworth Water21 spills, 101 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Rainworth Sewage Treatment Worksinto Rainworth Water19 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
13 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (117 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Linney Group, Adamsway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2023
3.7 km away - Solar farm
Featherstone House FarmApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Apr 2016
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Crown Farm Way - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Oct 2022
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Samworth Church Academy, Sherwood Hall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Dec 2025
5.5 km away - Solar farm
Two Oaks Quarry, Coxmoor Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Jan 2024
7.4 km away - Battery storage
Kestral Road - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
7.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sherwood Way SouthApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Sept 2021
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sutton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Mar 2022
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Mcdonalds, Mansfield Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026
8.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A, Concorde Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Dec 2025
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decisionapplication due July 2025
14.3 km away - Decided
A46 Newark BypassHighways · From Farndon roundabout to Winthorpe roundabout near Newark-on-Trent decided Oct 2025
20.3 km away - Pre-application
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
24.3 km away - Pre-application
H2East Pipeline: Humber to NottinghamshireGas Transporter Pipe-lines · Located between North Killingholme and Immingham on the Humber and extending to
Newark in Nottinghamshire, via Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, and High Marnham and Kirton in Nottinghamshire application due December 2028
25.2 km away - Decided
One Earth Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land surrounding the River Trent, north of South Clifton, east of Skegby, west of Thorney. decided Jul 2026
26.2 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.
Running nearest: Inkersall Grange Farm (solar farm, 2.9 km); Lindhurst Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.0 km); Bilsthorpe (Land off Forest Lane) (solar farm, 4.4 km); Bilsthorpe Quarry Solar Park (solar farm, 6.0 km); Cheesecake Energy Air Energy Storage (other, 6.1 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.