What's changing near NN17 1JB
Within 2 km, around Corby North in North Northamptonshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
8new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.6%like-for-like prices in Corby North, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
27since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NN17 1JB 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)
0spill 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
34 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (43 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Corby East Midlands International Pool, Parkland Gateway - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Nov 2024
1000 m away - Battery storage
Cottingham Road - Micro Energy Storage ProjectPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jan 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceva Logistics, Earlstrees Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Mar 2023
1.4 km away - Battery storage
Gainsborough Road, Oakley Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Jacksons Bakery - Solar PanelsBeing built · 630 kW
Jul 2022
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Oakland International, Eismann Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Oct 2022
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Unit 2, Enterprise Court - Battery Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Nov 2023
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Tower Hill Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2026
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Curver Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Curver Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 5 MW
Feb 2026
2.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jan 2023
16.0 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
16.4 km away - Decided
A47 Wansford to SuttonHighways · Location is west of the A1 Peterborough near Wansford and close to the village of Sutton. decided Feb 2023
23.0 km away - Decided
Mallard Pass Solar ProjectGenerating Stations · Land either side and in the vicinity of the East Coast Main Line, near the village of Essendine. decided Jul 2024
27.6 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
28.3 km away
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Weldon Phase 1 and 2 (landfill gas, 4.3 km); New Albion Wind Farm (wind farm, 6.3 km); Gaultney Solar Park (solar farm, 8.4 km); Seaton Road Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.8 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.