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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
15 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (55 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Newton Grange Farm, Newton - 6 Poultry HousesPlanning application in · 600 kW
Jul 2025 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Gorse LaneBeing built · 20 MW
May 2021 5.4 km away
Solar farm
Washdyke Farm, Billingborough Road - Solar farmApproved, not yet built · 27 MW
Apr 2024 5.6 km away
Solar farm
Welby Solar Farm, Welby - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 46 MW
Feb 2025 6.5 km away
Battery storage
Welby Solar Farm, Welby - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025 6.5 km away
Solar farm
Side Barn, Church Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 24 MW
Jan 2025 6.6 km away
Solar farm
New Earth Solutions West, High Dike - Solar Panels & Battery SrorageApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Jan 2023 7.6 km away
Battery storage
New Earth Solutions West, High Dike - Solar Panels & Battery SrorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2023 7.6 km away
Solar farm
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 42 MW
Mar 2025 7.6 km away
Solar farm
Mareham Lane, Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026 8.0 km away
Solar farm
White Cross LaneBeing built · 25 MW
Apr 20228.0 km away
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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
Pre-application
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham
application due November 2028 7.8 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 14.6 km away
Decided
Triton Knoll Electrical SystemElectric Lines · 33km off the Lincolnshire coast to the Triton Knoll Substation in Lincolnshire
decided Sept 2016 15.6 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 17.8 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 19.3 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 202625.0 km away
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.
Mallard Pass Solar ProjectGenerating Stations · Land either side and in the vicinity of the East Coast Main Line, near the village of Essendine.
decided Jul 2024 26.1 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 28.3 km away
Decided
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.