What's changing near NG6 9HU
Within 2 km, around Highbury Vale in Nottingham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
294new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
155homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in Highbury Vale, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.6%)
+21%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- School closed
School closed: Snape Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school, primary (closure)
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jul 2026
650 m away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New schoolJun 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
450 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
45 new homes completed3 flats, 42 houses · Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
650 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
28since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NG6 9HU 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
11storm overflows within 2 km
678hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
212spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Nottingham Road Hucknall Csointo Tributary Of River Leen64 spills, 201 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - Hucknall Ln/Lawton Dr Csointo River Leen35 spills, 199 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Nottingham - Hucknall Lane/Grindon Cresc (Cso)into River Leen30 spills, 136 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Nottingham - Hucknall Lane/Aston Drive (Cso)into River Leen34 spills, 98 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - St Andrews Close Csointo River Leen23 spills, 22 hours in 2025
550 m away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - Vernon Road 129 Csointo River Leen10 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Old Mill Close Csointo River Leen14 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Bulwell - Main Street/Carey Rd Csointo River Leen2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
650 m 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
44 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (29 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bulwell Academy, Squires Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2026
1000 m away - Rooftop solar
Aspect Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Mar 2024
1.8 km away - Energy from waste
Bulwell EnergyBeing built · 30 MW
May 2017
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Blenheim Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jan 2025
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Watnall Road, Hucknall - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
ITP Aero, Harrier Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2024
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Long Lane Solar Farm / Nottingham Brick WorksBeing built · 17 MW
Jul 2016
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Tennis And Fitness Club, Aspley Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, Harvey Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Kersall Drive, NottinghamUtility asset works · mua Electricity Limited · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Kersall Drive, NottinghamUtility asset works · Mua Gas Limited · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
Chesterfield to WillingtonElectric Lines · Land between the Chesterfield Substation, south-east of Chesterfield and Willington Substation, east of Willington, Derbyshire. application due June 2027
17.4 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
19.4 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
19.4 km away - RecommendationSept 2026
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2023
22.2 km away - Decisionapplication due July 2025
25.1 km away - Decided
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, 5.3 km); Burntstump Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.2 km); Willow Road - Roof mounted solar panels (rooftop solar, 6.7 km); Eastcroft EfW (Lines 1 & 2) (energy from waste, 6.9 km); Eastcroft Municipal Depot (solar farm, 7.0 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.