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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
23 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (42 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Woodstock Road, Yarnton - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 52 MW
Jun 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2024 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Wolfson College - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Riverside House, Osney Mead - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jan 2023 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Solid State Logic, Spring Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2022 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023 5.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Essentra Components, Langford Locks - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024 5.0 km away
Solar farm
Botley West, Botley - Botley West Solar ProjectPlanning application in · 840 MW
Nov 2024 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Essentra Components, Langford Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022 5.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Langford Lane - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Jan 2022 5.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Elmthorpe Road, OxfordNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 100 m away
Minor
Sunderland Avenue, OxfordUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 900 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 5.2 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 27.3 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 27.7 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 Wolvercote & Cutteslowe: +13% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.3% in two years.