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
11storm overflows within 2 km
242hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
112spill events counted
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Newchurch Road/Brooks Street Csointo River Irwell58 spills, 152 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
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Newchurch Road/Wesley Place Csointo River Irwell32 spills, 63 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
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Hammertonstreet/Stanley Street Csointo River Irwell9 spills, 9 hours in 2025
300 m away
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Burnley Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell1 spills, 9 hours in 2025
300 m away
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Newchurch Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Lee Road Cso (369ba)into River Irwell1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Rockliffe Road/River Street Csointo River Irwell3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m away
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South Street/Pickup Street Csointo River Irwell4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
11 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (168 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Park Road Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Nov 2021 1.2 km away
Solar farm
Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)Planning application in · 10 MW
Sept 2019 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Sandholme Iron Works, Halifax Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 830 kW
Feb 2024 7.9 km away
Battery storage
Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 8.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021 8.8 km away
Solar farm
Paragon Works, Rising Bridge Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2025 9.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
Sept 2023 9.1 km away
Battery storage
The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 2024 9.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2024 9.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Corrosion Resistant Products, Todmorden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Feb 2025 9.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Rochdale Road, BacupUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 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
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.
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Bacup: +50% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.4% in two years.