What's changing near OL6 8PY
Within 2 km, around Smallshaw in Tameside. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
125new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
227homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.2%like-for-like prices in Smallshaw, 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
31 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
750 m away - New homes
34 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.2 km away - New schoolAug 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.0 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
500 m away - School closed
School closed: Greater Manchester Alternative ProvisionOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jun 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permissionApr 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
46since energy certificates began (2008)
1in OL6 8PY 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
13storm overflows within 2 km
1,246hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
427spill events counted
- United Utilities
250m Of Ashton Road Bardsley Ps Csointo River Medlock30 spills, 305 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Turner Lane/Alexandra Road Csointo The River Tame77 spills, 208 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Wharf Street Cso 44184into River Tame59 spills, 202 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Broadoak Road Cso (44018)into Taunton (Smallshaw Beck)55 spills, 137 hours in 2025
150 m away - United Utilities
Lower Wharf St/Scotland St Csointo River Tame60 spills, 111 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Lower Wharf Street Cso 442ecinto River Tame66 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
Newmarket Road Psinto Taunton Brook, Trib Of Medlock33 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Coal Pit Lane Csointo River Medlock Via Sws15 spills, 43 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
63 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tameside College, Beaufort Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Sept 2025
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - Other
Tameside General Hospital - Energy CentrePlanning application in · 2 MW
May 2026
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Burlington Street - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jan 2024
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Holden WayApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jun 2018
2.0 km away - Landfill gas
Tame Power - Flexible Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2024
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Tame Box, Tame Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Laurus Ryecroft High School, Lumb Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Sept 2025
2.6 km away - Battery storage
Tudor Industrial Estate, Ashton Street- Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2025
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Dec 2023
3.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
21 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Lower Green, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Cottingham Drive, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major
Hulme Street, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Oldham Road, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Major
Oldham Road, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Curzon Road Connection, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Curzon Road, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Knowle Avenue, Ashton-Under-LyneDisconnection or alteration of supply · TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Holden Street Pt 1, Ashton-Under-LyneUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Nov 2022
7.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
12.6 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
26.9 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, 5.2 km); Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 5.9 km); Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 6.0 km); Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 6.7 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 6.7 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.