What's changing near OL11 4QZ
Within 2 km, around Springfield Park in Rochdale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
240new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.0%like-for-like prices in Springfield Park, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.9%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
900 m away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
900 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
40 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1000 m away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
950 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
950 m away
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
2in OL11 4QZ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2019
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
6storm overflows within 2 km
2,399hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
341spill events counted
- United Utilities
Rochdale Wwtwinto River Roch104 spills, 1,503 hours in 2025
650 m away - United Utilities
Oakenrod Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Roch87 spills, 509 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Sudden Valley Sewerinto River Roch83 spills, 236 hours in 2025
600 m away - United Utilities
Hartley Lane Csointo Trib Of Suddon Brook45 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Norden/Bamford Outfall Sewerinto River Roch22 spills, 74 hours in 2025
800 m away - United Utilities
Marland Hill Ssointo River Roch0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
600 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
39 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (132 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Gipsy LaneBeing built · 20 MW
Jul 2021
750 m away - Battery storage
Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road - Energy StorageBeing built · 40 MW
Feb 2024
850 m away - Rooftop solar
Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2024
1.8 km away - Solar farm
Chamber HouseBeing built · 4 MW
Apr 2023
2.3 km away - Battery storage
The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 2024
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Heywood Sports Village - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Aug 2021
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Inkech, Crawford Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 500 kW
Aug 2024
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Dig Gate Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Manchester Road, RochdaleHighway improvement works · ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Manchester Road, RochdaleHighway improvement works · ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Manchester Road, RochdaleHighway improvement works · ROCHDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 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 Sept 2025
7.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
20.0 km away - Pre-application
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026
23.8 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: Pilsworth Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 5.3 km); Pilsworth Landfill Site (other, 6.3 km); Lascar Works (battery storage, 7.3 km); Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 (wind farm, 8.7 km); Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 (wind farm, 8.8 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.