What's changing near OL15 8RH
Within 2 km, around Littleborough West & Wardle in Rochdale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
67new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in Littleborough West & Wardle, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.9%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
18 new homes completed2 flats, 16 houses · Dec 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 47 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
1in OL15 8RH itself
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
3storm overflows within 2 km
183hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
51spill events counted
- United Utilities
Smith Bridge Road Cso 35051into River Roch20 spills, 159 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - United Utilities
Waterhouse Close (Wardle) Csointo Ash Brook20 spills, 23 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Dyehouse Lane Csointo Ash Brook11 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km 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
16 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (60 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Corrosion Resistant Products, Todmorden Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Makin Metal Powders Limited, Buckley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
Sept 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Inkech, Crawford Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jul 2025
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Mar 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2024
5.2 km away - Battery storage
Dig Gate Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Norden Community School - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Aug 2021
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Gipsy LaneBeing built · 20 MW
Jul 2021
6.8 km away - Battery storage
Astra Centre, Royal Barn Road - Energy StorageBeing built · 40 MW
Feb 2024
6.9 km away - Battery storage
The Rake, Lower Jowkin Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 2024
7.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
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
14.4 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
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
22.0 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: Crook Hill (Calderdale MBC) 1 of 2 (wind farm, 2.5 km); Crook Hill (Rochdale MBC) 2 of 2 (wind farm, 2.8 km); Todmorden Moor (wind farm, 6.8 km); Reaps Moss Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.0 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.