What's changing near NG5 8BJ
Within 2 km, around Arnold Town in Gedling. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
223new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
131homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-7.0%like-for-like prices in Arnold Town, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.9%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
850 m away - New homes
37 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
550 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
450 m away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
550 m away - New homes
8 new homes completed6 flats, 2 houses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
550 m away - New homes
51 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
500 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
550 m away - New school
New school: Endeavour AcademyAcademy special sponsor led, academy special sponsor led
Oct 2024
750 m away - Planning permission
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 19 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NG5 8BJ 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
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
38 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (31 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
1.1 km away - Battery storage
Burton Wood Farm, Spring Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 320 MW
Mar 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bulwell Academy, Squires Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Nottingham Trent University, Maudslay - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Aspect Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Mar 2024
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Colwick Loop Road, Colwick - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 750 kW
Sept 2023
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Tennis And Fitness Club, Aspley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
6.3 km away - Energy from waste
Bulwell EnergyBeing built · 30 MW
May 2017
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Pintail House, Pintail Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Hucknall Leisure Centre, Linby Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
6.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Coppice Road, ArnoldHighway improvement works · NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
100 m away - Major
Coppice Road, ArnoldHighway improvement works · NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
100 m away - Major, planned
Laneham Avenue, ArnoldDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Laneham Avenue, ArnoldDisconnection or alteration of supply · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Minor
Front Street, ArnoldWorks for road purposes · NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
High Street, ArnoldRemedial works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
- Decisionapplication due July 2025
21.3 km away - Pre-application
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
21.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
22.2 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
22.2 km away - Decided
A46 Newark BypassHighways · From Farndon roundabout to Winthorpe roundabout near Newark-on-Trent decided Oct 2025
22.7 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
24.6 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Dorket Head (landfill gas, 1.6 km); Gedling Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.1 km); Burntstump Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.1 km); Severn Trent Water - Stoke Bardolph Wind Turbine (wind farm, 6.1 km); Stoke Bardolph energy crop (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.4 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.
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.