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
6hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
Thames Water
Littlemore Low Levelinto Thames1 spills, 6 hours in 2025
29 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (472 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Littlemore Mental Health Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 1.2 km away
Solar farm
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023 2.5 km away
Battery storage
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 520 kW
Aug 2024 3.2 km away
Solar farm
Nuneham Courtenay - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2024 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2022 3.6 km away
Battery storage
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jan 2022 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Riverside House, Osney Mead - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Thames View Road, OxfordHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Poplar Grove, OxfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Bagley Close, OxfordUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 300 m away
Minor
Section Of Southern Bypass Road Between Isis Bridge And Heyford Hill Roundabout, OxfordHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 11.2 km away
Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares
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 28.9 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 29.7 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 Botley & Kennington: +18% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 170 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.6% in two years.