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
1storm overflows within 2 km
170hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
30spill events counted
Thames Water
Wantage (Storm)into Letcombe Brook30 spills, 170 hours in 2025
13 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (120 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Macdermid Autotype, Grove Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jul 2025 1.9 km away
Solar farm
Manor Farm, Denchworth - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Apr 2025 2.5 km away
Solar farm
Barnstaples FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2024 3.9 km away
Battery storage
Barnstaples FarmApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024 3.9 km away
Solar farm
Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
Jan 2023 7.1 km away
Solar farm
Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 50 MW
Dec 2024 7.7 km away
Battery storage
Willowfields Energy Park, Marcham - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 20 MW
Dec 2024 7.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Harwell Science And Innovation Campus -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 590 kW
Dec 2024 8.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jul 2021 8.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Milton Park, Milton - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2025 9.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Vale Avenue, WantageUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 400 m away
Minor
Colne Close, WantageUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Minor
Evenlode Close, WantageUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 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
Pre-application
White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option)Dams and Reservoirs · The site for the proposed new reservoir is south west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The site is bounded by the A34 to the east, the Great Western Main Line railway (London to Bristol) to the south, the A338 to the west, and the River Ock to the north.
application due November 2026 5.7 km away
Pre-application
West Oxfordshire Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
application due May 2027 19.7 km away
Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares
application due by 15 November 2024 22.6 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 Grove: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 440 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +14.9% in two years.