What's changing near NG34 8BQ
Within 2 km, around Sleaford East in North Kesteven. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
81new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.1%like-for-like prices in Sleaford East, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.2%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
450 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
500 m away - New homes
38 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
400 m away - New schoolMay 2024
1.2 km away - New schoolFeb 2021
1000 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 58 m²
13since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NG34 8BQ 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
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
1.4 km away - Anglian Water
Sleaford Mh 53 Carr Streetinto Old River Slea1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Anglian Water
Sleaford - St Giles Avenue Spsinto Dyke To River Slea1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 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
9 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
1.0 km away - Battery storage
Beacon Fen Energy ParkPlanning application in · 600 MW
Apr 2025
1.0 km away - Solar farm
Mareham Lane, Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Pilgrims UK, Sleaford Road - Solar CanopyApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Pilgrims Pride, Sleaford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Aug 2024
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Gorse LaneBeing built · 20 MW
May 2021
4.4 km away - Solar farm
White Cross LaneBeing built · 25 MW
Apr 2022
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 42 MW
Mar 2025
5.5 km away - Biomass
Heathland House, High Dike - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jan 2023
8.2 km away
Running nearest: Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant (biomass, 2.3 km); Deepdale Farm (solar farm, 2.4 km); Grange Farm (Burton Pedwardine) (solar farm, 5.5 km); Ermine Street Farm solar park (solar farm, 7.3 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.
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
- 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
8.1 km away - Pre-application
Lincolnshire ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 7km southwest of Sleaford, between the settlements of Swaton, Scredington and Helpringham application due November 2028
8.7 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
10.1 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
13.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2016
15.5 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 202622.4 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.