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
1storm overflows within 2 km
5hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2spill events counted
Anglian Water
Wilsford Stw Storminto Ditch To Swallow Hole2 spills, 5 hours in 2025
Sleaford Road, WilsfordOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 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
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham
application due November 2028 11.6 km away
Decided
Springwell Solar FarmGenerating Stations · The Site is located within the administrative boundary of North Kesteven District Council and in the County of Lincolnshire.
decided Apr 2026 14.8 km away
Decided
Beacon Fen Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Site 2.5km N of Heckington and 6.5km NE of Sleaford, connecting to Bicker Fen.
decided Aug 2026 14.9 km away
Decided
Heckington Fen Solar ParkGenerating Stations · The site is located on land to the north of East Heckington and 3.5km south east of South Kyme.
decided Jan 2025 19.7 km away
Decided
Triton Knoll Electrical SystemElectric Lines · 33km off the Lincolnshire coast to the Triton Knoll Substation in Lincolnshire
decided Sept 2016 19.7 km away
Decision
Fosse Green Energy Generating Stations · The Scheme is located in Lincolnshire CC and North Kesteven DC land approximately 9km SW of Lincoln
application due 18 July 2025 21.8 km away
Decided
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 Ruskington South, Leasingham & Osbournby: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.4% in two years.
Ash Tree Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025 8.8 km away
Running nearest: Ermine Street Farm solar park (solar farm, 4.5 km); Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant (biomass, 8.6 km); Deepdale Farm (solar farm, 9.1 km); Grange Farm (Burton Pedwardine) (solar farm, 10.0 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.
A46 Newark BypassHighways · From Farndon roundabout to Winthorpe roundabout near Newark-on-Trent
decided Oct 2025 23.7 km away
Pre-application
Eastern Green Link 3 and Eastern Green Link 4Electric Lines · Land between the Scotland/England Maritime boundary in the North Sea and the Walpole area of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, with a landfall on the east coast of Lincolnshire.
application due October 2026 28.1 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.