What's changing near NR5 8LY
Within 2 km, around Bowthorpe & West Earlham in Norwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
73homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.4%like-for-like prices in Bowthorpe & West Earlham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
-0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionJun 2021
1.7 km away - New schoolFeb 2021
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
42homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
69since energy certificates began (2008)
2in NR5 8LY itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2022
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).
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 8 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Spire Norwich Hospital, Colney - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2024
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - Solar farm
New Road Solar FarmBeing built · 5 MW
Dec 2016
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Brazen Gate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Chantry Place, St Stephens Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Field Trials Station, Sparrows Hill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Bannatyne Health Club, Ernest Gage Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Jul 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
John Lewis, All Saints Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Costessey - Roof mounted solar panelApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2022
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mindful Snacker, Little Melton Food Park - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Sept 2025
4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Dereham Road, NorwichUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Major
Darrell Place, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Standard
Cadge Road, NorwichUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Minor
Beverley Road, NorwichUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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 Oct 2022
3.6 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2015
7.1 km away - Recommendation
Norwich to TilburyElectric Lines · Reinforcement of the electricity transmission network between Norwich and Tilbury Substations application due August 2025
7.1 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2024
8.0 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
10.0 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.
Running nearest: Briar Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.0 km); Costessey Landfill Gas Project 2 (landfill gas, 3.4 km); Land East of White Horse Lane (solar farm, 5.7 km); Reepham Road (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.8 km); Spring Farm (biomass) (anaerobic digestion, 8.0 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.