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
6hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
6spill events counted
Anglian Water
Grantham Rd - Sleafordinto Unknown Trib. Nine Foot Drain4 spills, 6 hours in 2025
450 m away
Anglian Water
Sleaford Mh 53 Carr Streetinto Old River Slea1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Anglian Water
Sleaford - St Giles Avenue Spsinto Dyke To River Slea1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
12 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (96 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Beacon Fen Energy ParkPlanning application in · 400 MW
Apr 2025 900 m away
Battery storage
Beacon Fen Energy ParkPlanning application in · 600 MW
Apr 2025 900 m away
Solar farm
Mareham Lane, Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026 1.3 km away
Solar farm
Gorse LaneBeing built · 20 MW
May 2021 3.0 km away
Solar farm
White Cross LaneBeing built · 25 MW
Apr 2022 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 42 MW
Mar 2025 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Pilgrims UK, Sleaford Road - Solar CanopyApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2024 5.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Pilgrims Pride, Sleaford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Aug 2024 5.7 km away
Biomass
Heathland House, High Dike - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2023 7.7 km away
Solar farm
New Earth Solutions West, High Dike - Solar Panels & Battery SrorageApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Jan 2023 9.0 km away
Battery storage
New Earth Solutions West, High Dike - Solar Panels & Battery Srorage
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Sleaford Footpath 17/2, QuarringtonUtility asset works · ANGLIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Standard
Ickworth Road, SleafordHighway improvement works · LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 550 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 7.9 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 8.9 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 11.6 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 14.0 km away
Decided
Triton Knoll Electrical SystemElectric Lines · 33km off the Lincolnshire coast to the Triton Knoll Substation in Lincolnshire
decided Sept 2016 15.2 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 202622.7 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 Sleaford West: +20% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.1% in two years.
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.