What's changing near OL6 6TX
Within 2 km, around Ashton East in Tameside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
106new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
312homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.0%like-for-like prices in Ashton East, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.6%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1000 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.2 km away - New schoolAug 2025
900 m away - New schoolJun 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
950 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.2 km away - School closed
School closed: Greater Manchester Alternative ProvisionOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jun 2025
1.8 km away - Planning permissionApr 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.5 km away
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
0in OL6 6TX 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
22storm overflows within 2 km
1,266hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
516spill events counted
- United Utilities
Corporation Streetinto River Tame75 spills, 215 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Turner Lane/Alexandra Road Csointo The River Tame77 spills, 208 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Wharf Street Cso 44184into River Tame59 spills, 202 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Tame Street/Park Road Csointo River Tame50 spills, 178 hours in 2025
700 m away - United Utilities
Broadoak Road Cso (44018)into Taunton (Smallshaw Beck)55 spills, 137 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Lower Wharf St/Scotland St Csointo River Tame60 spills, 111 hours in 2025
900 m away - United Utilities
Lower Wharf Street Cso 442ecinto River Tame66 spills, 103 hours in 2025
950 m away - United Utilities
Tbcinto River Tame53 spills, 69 hours in 2025
1.7 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
57 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Holden WayApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jun 2018
350 m away - Rooftop solar
Tameside College, Beaufort Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 2025
400 m away - Landfill gas
Tame Power - Flexible Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2024
450 m away - Rooftop solar
Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jun 2026
750 m away - Other
Tameside General Hospital - Energy CentrePlanning application in · 2 MW
May 2026
750 m away - Battery storage
Tame Box, Tame Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2022
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Burlington Street - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jan 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Tudor Industrial Estate, Ashton Street- Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Dec 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Concordia - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2024
3.0 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
21 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Hulme Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Rutland Street, Ashton-Under-LyneNew service connection · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
50 m away - Standard
Dysart Street, Ashton-Under-LyneNew service connection · LAST MILE ELECTRICITY LIMITED (Formerly GLOBAL UTILITY CONNECTIONS) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
50 m away - Standard
Mossley Road Icw Herries Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Herries Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Standard
Herries Street Icw French Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
French Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Princess Street Part 2, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Hope Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Nov 2022
5.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
26.8 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.
Running nearest: Godley Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 3.6 km); Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 5.5 km); Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.9 km); Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 6.9 km); Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 7.2 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.