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
179hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
22spill events counted
Anglian Water
Great Hale Pumping Stninto The Beck15 spills, 109 hours in 2025
950 m away
Anglian Water
Helpringham Stwinto Helpringham Eau South Forty Fo7 spills, 70 hours in 2025
22 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (82 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Little Hale Drove, Little Hale Fen - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 99 MW
Mar 2025 2.6 km away
Solar farm
Little Hale Fen - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2025 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Little Hale Fen - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2025 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Burton Gorse Plantation, Whitecross Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 42 MW
Mar 2025 4.8 km away
Solar farm
White Cross LaneBeing built · 25 MW
Apr 2022 5.1 km away
Solar farm
Vicarage Drove - Solar farm & Battery storageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2024 5.8 km away
Battery storage
Vicarage Drove - Solar farm & Battery storageApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
Jan 2024 5.8 km away
Battery storage
Vicarage Drove - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025 5.8 km away
Solar farm
Heckington Fen Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
Jan 2025 6.0 km away
Battery storage
Heckington Fen Solar Park - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2025 6.0 km away
Battery storage
Bicker Drove - Battery Energy Storage System
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Main Road, Little HaleUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 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 3.7 km away
Decided
Triton Knoll Electrical SystemElectric Lines · 33km off the Lincolnshire coast to the Triton Knoll Substation in Lincolnshire
decided Sept 2016 6.0 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 6.0 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 6.5 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 2026 14.0 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 202617.6 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 Heckington: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 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.