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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
8 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (76 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Lays Farm, Wood Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2022 1.6 km away
Solar farm
Land North of the A11 - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022 3.6 km away
Solar farm
Attleborough Road Solar FarmBeing built · 30 MW
Dec 2022 6.9 km away
Solar farm
Hargham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 250 kW
Mar 2024 8.2 km away
Rooftop solar
IFD Group, Harling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Feb 2023 8.9 km away
Battery storage
The Park Farm, Birds Corner - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 800 MW
Jun 2025 9.9 km away
Solar farm
The Park Farm, Birds Corner - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Nov 2024 9.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Wymondham Leisure Centre, Norwich Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Sept 2022 10.0 km away
Running nearest: Attleborough Ad Plant Limited - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Expansion (anaerobic digestion, 3.5 km); Rookery Business Park (solar farm, 6.3 km); Hardingham Solar Farm - extension (solar farm, 6.9 km); Hardingham Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.2 km); HMP Wayland - Solar Panels (solar farm, 7.7 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Hingham Road, Great EllinghamUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 100 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
Decided
A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Highways · The scheme commences east of North Tuddenham and continues to the Easton roundabout.
decided Aug 2022 15.4 km away
Decided
A47 - A11 Thickthorn Junction Highways · A47 and A11 Thickthorn Interchange approximately 5.5km south west of Norwich City Centre
decided Oct 2022 17.6 km away
Pre-application
High Grove SolarGenerating Stations · The proposals are situated within the Breckland District Council area of Norfolk, located approximately 17km west of Norwich and 1km west of Dereham.
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations
application due August 2025 20.2 km away
Examination
East Pye SolarGenerating Stations · The project is proposed as being built across multiple sites approximately 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) in area, located south of Norwich and north of Harleston. The solar sites are concentrated east of Long Stratton, with an additional cluster located south of Great Moulton, approximately 6.5km to the southwest of the solar sites around Long Stratton.
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 Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham: +23% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 180 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.4% in two years.
EcoPower Suffolk SolarGenerating Stations · On land near National Grid’s Yaxley electricity substation at Leys Lane, Yaxley, Suffolk, within the administrative area of Mid Suffolk District Council.
application due March 2027 24.1 km away
Examination
The Droves Solar FarmGenerating Stations · 800m north of Swaffham and 800m south west of Castle Acre, West Norfolk
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.