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
8storm overflows within 2 km
621hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
165spill events counted
United Utilities
250m Of Ashton Road Bardsley Ps Csointo River Medlock30 spills, 305 hours in 2025
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Ashton North: +38% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 50 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.3% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 28 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Solar farm
Land at Wrigley HeadBeing built · 900 kW
Mar 2026 3.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026 3.9 km away
Running nearest: Reliance Street Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility (MBT) (anaerobic digestion, 5.4 km); Godley Water Treatment Works (solar farm, 6.3 km); The National Cycling Centre Velodrome (rooftop solar, 6.6 km); Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 6.7 km); Scouthead Power Plant (landfill gas, 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.