Country England and Wales › Region North West › Council Oldham › Neighbourhood Springhead & Grasscroft › Postcode OL4 4QL What's changing near OL4 4QL Within 2 km, around Springhead & Grasscroft in Oldham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
4 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
31 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.2% like-for-like prices in Springhead & Grasscroft, 2024 → 2025 (council +6.4%)
– crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Permission for 18 homes Aspull Catering Equipment Ltd Milton Street Royton Oldham OL2 6QU (full planning permission) Jan 2022 Planning permission Jun 2021 Planning permission May 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
39 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in OL4 4QL 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 4 storm overflows within 2 km
38 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
11 spill events counted
United Utilities Armit Rd (Grasscroft) Cso Ps into River Tame 9 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.8 km away United Utilities Woodbrook Road Cso into Wood Brook 2 spills, 3 hours in 2025
850 m away United Utilities Tbc into Thornley Brook 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away United Utilities Tbc into River Irwell 0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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 43 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (8 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Lowerfields Farm, Warren Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Planning application in · 27 MW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Molnlycke Healthcare, Brook Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 470 kW
Mar 2023 Rooftop solar Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Tesco Stores, Featherstall Road North - Roof Mounted Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 420 kW
Jul 2023 Rooftop solar Featherstall Road Tesco (Chadderton) Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2020 Battery storage Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 150 MW
Dec 2023 Rooftop solar Oldham Athletic Football Club, Hilbre Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 380 kW
Oct 2025 Rooftop solar Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street - Solar Panels Planning application in · 310 kW
Jun 2026 Other Tameside General Hospital - Energy Centre Planning application in · 2 MW
May 2026 Battery storage Bentfield Industrial Units Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2020 Road and street works within 1 km 7 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned Thornley Lane, Grotton New service connection · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Woodbrook Road, Springhead Utility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 Major, planned Platting Road, Lydgate Highway repair and maintenance works · OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Standard Station Street, Springhead Disconnection or alteration of supply · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Saint John Street, Lees Utility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Woodbrook Avenue, Springhead Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Victoria Street, Lees Utility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Nov 2022 Decided decided Sept 2025 Pre-application Calderdale Energy Park Generating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. application due November 2026 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, 2.3 km); Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 9.0 km); Godley Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 9.2 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.