What's changing near OL8 4QN

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  10 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  planned Oct 2026
  900 m away
• New school
  New school: Thornycroft SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school
  Mar 2026
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
  Nov 2025
  1.7 km away
• New homes
  11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
  Nov 2024
  1.6 km away
• New homes
  6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
  Nov 2024
  1.5 km away
• New school
  New school: Chances MentoringOther independent special school, other independent special school
  Sept 2024
  1.8 km away
• New school
  New school: Teenage KicksOther independent special school, other independent special school
  Oct 2023
  1.9 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 5 homesLand To The Rear Of Oak Road Oldham (full planning permission)
  Jul 2023
  300 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 30 homesFormer High Barn Resource Centre, High Barn Street, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6DW (full planning permission)
  Jun 2022
  1.8 km away
• Planning permission

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Tiber Avenue: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Hollins Road: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Chapel Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Birch Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Clovelly Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• School Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Randolph Street: 1 home extended since 2021
• Fox Park Road: 1 home extended since 2021

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

• United Utilities
  Alford Street Pumping Stationinto Moston Brook28 spills, 218 hours in 2025
  900 m away
• United Utilities
  Suffolk St Combined Sewer Overflowinto Bower Brook Via Sws26 spills, 28 hours in 2025
  1.1 km away
• United Utilities
  Hollinwood Cemetery Csointo Lords Brook5 spills, 12 hours in 2025
  850 m away
• United Utilities
  Limeside Rd/Church Csointo Lords Brook3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
  850 m away
• United Utilities
  Limeside Road/Fox Mill Csointo Moston Brook Via Sws2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  850 m 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

73 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (48 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  Land at Wrigley HeadBeing built · 900 kW
  Mar 2026
  1.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Middleton Associates, Chadderton - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
  Oct 2023
  1.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Chadderton - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
  May 2022
  2.3 km away
• Battery storage
  Chadderton - Battery energy storage facilityBeing built · 20 MW
  Dec 2022
  2.3 km away
• Battery storage
  Bentfield Industrial UnitsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  May 2020
  2.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Airtech Advanced Materials - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
  Oct 2025
  2.3 km away
• Battery storage
  Whitegate Battery StorageBeing built · 57 MW
  Oct 2023
  2.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  IGC, Lydia Becker Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
  Sept 2025
  2.5 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Oldham Broadway Business Park, Broadgate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
  Mar 2024
  2.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys Supermarkets, Union Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
  Apr 2026
  2.7 km away
• Rooftop solar

Road and street works within 1 km

4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Jenny Street, OldhamUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Some carriageway incursion
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  50 m away
• Major
  Jenny Street, OldhamUtility asset works · Grain Communications Limited (formerly Solway Communications Limited) · Some carriageway incursion
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  50 m away
• Major, planned
  Holly Lane, OldhamDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · Road closure
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  400 m away
• Minor
  Ribble Road, OldhamUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 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

• Decided
  M60/M62/M66 Simister IslandHighways · M60 Junction 18, three miles south of Bury.
  decided Sept 2025
  8.8 km away
• Decided
  A57 Link Roads (previously known as Trans Pennine Upgrade Programme)Highways · Within Tameside MBC and Derbyshire CC, 9miles east of Manchester, 2miles west of the Peak District
  decided Nov 2022
  11.1 km away
• Decided
  A556 Knutsford to Bowdon SchemeHighways · Knutsford to Bowdon, Cheshire
  decided Aug 2014
  26.6 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Failsworth East: +41% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.
• Everything about Failsworth East · homes at OL8 4QN · the property market