What's changing near NR3 4HE
Within 2 km, around Catton Grove & Airport in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
33new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
14homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.9%like-for-like prices in Catton Grove & Airport, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended 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. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 47 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in NR3 4HE 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
98hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
67spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Norwich - Ketts Hill Csointo River Wensum35 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Anglian Water
Drayton Rd No 3/Bootbinder Road Csointo The River Wensum16 spills, 44 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - River Lane Csointo River Wensum6 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich - Barrack Street Csointo River Wensum3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Angel Road Csointo The River Wensum7 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Oak Lane Csointo The River Wensum0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Norwich Cow Tower Csointo River Wensum0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
32 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Fluke Calibration, Hurricane Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 480 kW
Dec 2024
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
W M Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Albion Way - Solar Generating SystemApproved, not yet built · 860 kW
Feb 2024
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Klyne Business Aviation Centre, Buck Courtney Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Sept 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
3.3 km away - Biomass
John Youngs Limited, City Road - Biomass BoilerApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2023
3.4 km away - Solar farm
White Horse Lane (Trowse) - Phase 2Approved, not yet built · 9 MW
Sept 20215.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Woodcock Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Angel Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Rocelin Close, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Blackwell Avenue, SprowstonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Sun Lane, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 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
- Decideddecided Jun 2015
2.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2022
7.6 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
8.8 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
9.8 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2022
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
13.9 km away - Examination
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.0 km); Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 5.1 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 7.3 km); Salhouse Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.8 km); Reepham Road (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.7 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.
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.