What's changing near NN29 7LJ
Within 2 km, around Irchester, Wollaston & Bozeat in North Northamptonshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
47new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.8%like-for-like prices in Irchester, Wollaston & Bozeat, 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
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
500 m away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
550 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
500 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
150 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.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
2in NN29 7LJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2016
- Extendedcertificate 2009
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
728hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
66spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Bozeat Stwinto Grendon Brook River Nene60 spills, 720 hours in 2025
550 m away - Anglian Water
Ssointo Grendon Brook6 spills, 9 hours in 2025
350 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
15 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (105 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Grendon Lakes, Grendon - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Grendon Road, Earls Barton - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Mar 2026
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Lavendon Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jul 2023
6.9 km away - Solar farm
Goosey Lodge - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 11 MW
May 2023
7.2 km away - Solar farm
Gooseys Lodge, Wymington Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2024
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Claudius Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
Jun 2024
7.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Westwood A D Plant, Bedford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Mar 2026
8.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Store And Petrol, Northampton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Feb 2024
8.4 km away - Solar farm
Station Farm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022
8.9 km away - Battery storage
Northampton Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Oct 2025
9.1 km away - Battery storage
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
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
4.4 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2019
16.6 km away - Recommendation
East Park EnergyGenerating Stations · Land between Hail Weston and Swineshead. With grid connection to the Eaton Socon sub-station. application due September 2025
20.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2011
21.1 km away - Decided
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
21.2 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: Airfield Farm (Podington) (wind farm, 4.7 km); Odell Glebe Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.3 km); Hyde Farm (solar farm, 5.5 km); London Road, Irchester - Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.3 km); Glebe Farm Solar Energy Park (solar farm, 6.6 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.