What's changing near OL13 9RN

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• Planning permission
  Permission for 7 homesFMR COMMERCIAL HOTEL, STACKSTEADS (full planning permission)
  Nov 2024
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 8 homesOLD MARKET HALL, BACUP (full planning permission)
  Oct 2023
  1.2 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.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Sandby Close: 4 homes extended since 2021
• Ramsey Avenue: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Cotman Close: 1 home extended since 2021
• Pine Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Hoghton Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Castletown Drive: 1 home extended since 2021
• New Line: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  106, New Line96 m² → 117 m² (+21 m²)
  certificate 2021
• Extended
  67, New Line62 m² → 80 m² (+18 m²)
  certificate 2016

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

• United Utilities
  Newchurch Road/Brooks Street Csointo River Irwell58 spills, 152 hours in 2025
  1.3 km away
• United Utilities
  Newchurch Road/Wesley Place Csointo River Irwell32 spills, 63 hours in 2025
  750 m away
• United Utilities
  Hammertonstreet/Stanley Street Csointo River Irwell9 spills, 9 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• United Utilities
  Burnley Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell1 spills, 9 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• United Utilities
  Newchurch Road Bacup Csointo River Irwell4 spills, 7 hours in 2025
  950 m away
• United Utilities
  Blackwood Road Csointo River Irwell2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• United Utilities
  Lee Road Cso (369ba)into River Irwell1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
  950 m away
• United Utilities
  Rockliffe Road/River Street Csointo River Irwell3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
  750 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

10 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (156 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
  650 m away
• Solar farm
  Coal Clough Wind Farm (Co-located)Planning application in · 10 MW
  Sept 2019
  7.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
  Aug 2021
  7.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
  Sept 2023
  7.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sandholme Iron Works, Halifax Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 830 kW
  Feb 2024
  7.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
  Dec 2024
  8.2 km away
• Battery storage
  The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
  Apr 2024
  8.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Corrosion Resistant Products, Todmorden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
  Feb 2025
  8.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Former Bull & Butcher Pub - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
  Jul 2023
  9.7 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Inkech, Crawford Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
  Jul 2025
  10.0 km away

Running nearest: Reaps Moss Wind Farm (wind farm, 2.0 km); Todmorden Moor (wind farm, 2.5 km); Scout Moor Windfarm (wind farm, 5.5 km); Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 (wind farm, 5.8 km); Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 (wind farm, 6.1 km).

Road and street works within 1 km

4 permitted works running now or planned.

• Standard
  Fieldfare Way, BacupUtility asset works · ESP ELECTRICITY · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  700 m away
• Standard
  Fieldfare Way, BacupUtility asset works · E S PIPELINES LTD · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  700 m away
• Standard
  Rochdale Road, BacupUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  700 m away
• Standard
  Rockcliffe Avenue, BacupDisconnection or alteration of supply · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
  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.
  application due November 2026
  15.4 km away
• Decided
  M60/M62/M66 Simister IslandHighways · M60 Junction 18, three miles south of Bury.
  decided Sept 2025
  16.4 km away
• Decided
  A57 Link Roads (previously known as Trans Pennine Upgrade Programme)Highways · Within Tameside MBC and Derbyshire CC, 9miles east of Manchester, 2miles west of the Peak District
  decided Nov 2022
  28.8 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.

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.
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