What's changing near OL2 6SD
Within 2 km, around Royton East & Cowlishaw in Oldham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
262new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
727homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Royton East & Cowlishaw, 2024 → 2025 (council +6.4%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
600 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
650 m away - New homes
45 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
950 m away - New homes
42 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.0 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
550 m away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
26 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
650 m away
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in OL2 6SD 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
100hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
52spill events counted
- United Utilities
674 Ripponden Road Csointo Clvrt'D Section Hodge Clough23 spills, 63 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Holden Fold Lane Csointo Luzley Brrok10 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - United Utilities
Stoneleigh Park Csointo River Beal Via Sws11 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Cowlishaw Csointo Luzley Brook4 spills, 10 hours in 2025
500 m away - United Utilities
Fir Lane Combined Sewer Overflowinto Unnamed Tributary Of River Irk4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.8 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
48 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Oct 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Molnlycke Healthcare, Brook Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Featherstall Road North - Roof Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jul 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Featherstall Road Tesco (Chadderton)Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2020
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Manor Mill, Victoria Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Dec 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Ellenroad Farm, Bentgate Street - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Mar 2025
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Dig Gate Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
3.6 km away - Battery storage
Bentfield Industrial UnitsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2020
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Chadderton - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
May 2022
3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Helston Drive, RoytonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
500 m away - Minor
Shaw Road, RoytonDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 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
10.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
13.7 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
26.3 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: Scouthead Power Plant (landfill gas, 4.3 km); Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 8.8 km); Central Park - Solar photovaltics (rooftop solar, 9.9 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.