What's changing near NR2 2LW
Within 2 km, around Town Close in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
25new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
70homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+9.2%like-for-like prices in Town Close, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-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-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 40 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
2in NR2 2LW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2010
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
5storm overflows within 2 km
166hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
81spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Norwich Cedar Road Csointo The River Wensum11 spills, 96 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Sandy Lane Csointo The River Yare24 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Anglian Water
King Street Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Wensum26 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - King Street #2 Csointo River Wensum20 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Anglian Water
Bracondale Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Yare0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 km 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
38 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (21 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
1000 m away - Biomass
John Youngs Limited, City Road - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
1.4 km away - Solar farm
White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Sept 2021
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way - Solar Generating SystemApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Feb 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Mulbarton Road, Keswick - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 400 MW
Jul 2025
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Mangreen Hall Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2021
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Spire Norwich Hospital, Colney - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2024
4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 9 of them major.
- Major, planned
Trafford Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Birkbeck Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Birkbeck Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Keyes Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Keyes Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Keyes Close, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Major
Keyes Close, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027
900 m away - Major, planned
Southwell Road, NorwichHighway repair and maintenance works · NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
950 m away - Major, planned
Southwell Road, NorwichHighway repair and maintenance works · NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
950 m away - Standard
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2022
4.4 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
4.6 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
5.6 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2015
5.8 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. application due March 2026
13.3 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: Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 1.8 km); Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.9 km); Land south of Brick Kiln Road (solar farm, 7.2 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 7.4 km); Avenue Farm (solar farm, 8.3 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.