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
48hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
7spill events counted
Thames Water
The Willows, North Hinksey Laneinto Seacourt Stream7 spills, 48 hours in 2025
29 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (466 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Riverside House, Osney Mead - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 1.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lane - Solar pv panelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2024 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 520 kW
Aug 2024 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Wolfson College - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023 3.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Littlemore Mental Health Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2024 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025 3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Oxpens Road, OxfordHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Contra-flow
Oct 2026 to May 2027 850 m away
Major
Oxpens Road, OxfordHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to May 2027 850 m away
Standard
Trinity Street, OxfordUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 600 m away
Minor
Newton Road, OxfordUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 100 m away
Minor
Long Ford Close, OxfordUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Oxpens Road, OxfordNew service connection · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 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
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 10.1 km away
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.
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 28.4 km away
Recommendation
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks.
application due September 2025 28.5 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 Grandpont & New Hinksey: +20% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.9% in two years.