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
14storm overflows within 2 km
492hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
148spill events counted
United Utilities
Newchurch Road Cso (36013)into River Irwell27 spills, 226 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Newchurch Road/Brooks Street Csointo River Irwell58 spills, 152 hours in 2025
550 m away
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Newchurch Road/Wesley Place Csointo River Irwell32 spills, 63 hours in 2025
150 m away
United Utilities
Waterbarn Lane Csointo River Irwell7 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
United Utilities
Hammertonstreet/Stanley Street Csointo River Irwell9 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Burnley Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell1 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
United Utilities
Newchurch Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
300 m away
United Utilities
Blackwood Road Csointo River Irwell2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
Rockcliffe Avenue, BacupDisconnection or alteration of supply · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 50 m away
Standard
Bankside Close, BacupNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 200 m away
Standard
Rochdale Road, BacupUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 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
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 Waterfoot & Stacksteads: +43% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.