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).
20 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (76 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2024 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lane - Solar pv panelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2024 1.9 km away
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The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 520 kW
Aug 2024 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Clive Booth Hall, John Garne Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Wolfson College - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2023 4.0 km away
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Oxford High School, Belbroughton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2024 4.4 km away
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The Park Sports Centre, Wheatley Park School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2025 4.5 km away
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Littlemore Mental Health Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 20264.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
44 permitted works running now or planned, 28 of them major.
Major
Quarry Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Feb 2027 150 m away
Major
Margaret Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Jan 2027 150 m away
Major
York Avenue, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Feb 2027 250 m away
Major
York Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 250 m away
Major
Wharton Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Jan 2027 400 m away
Major, planned
Windmill Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Major, planned
Bankside, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
May 2027 to Jun 2027 450 m away
Major, planned
Windmill Road, OxfordUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
New Cross Road, OxfordDisconnection or alteration of supply · THAMES WATER · Give and take
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 12.0 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.
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks.
application due September 2025 24.6 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 Risinghurst & Sandhills: +14% 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.