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
591hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
43spill events counted
Thames Water
Oxford (Sandford)into Pottery Stream43 spills, 591 hours in 2025
26 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (462 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, John Smith Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025 950 m away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Biomedica, Alec Issigonis Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Feb 2026 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Littlemore Mental Health Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 2.2 km away
Solar farm
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2022 2.3 km away
Battery storage
Nuneham Courtenay Solar Farm & Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jan 2022 2.3 km away
Battery storage
Cowley Substation, Blackberry Lane - Battery Storage Energy SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jul 2025 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
The Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road - Solar panelsPlanning application in · 520 kW
Aug 2024 2.7 km away
Solar farm
Nuneham Courtenay - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 50 MW
Apr 2024 3.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Oxford Brookes University Sports Hall, Cheney Lane - Solar pv panelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2024 4.0 km away
Solar farm
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 20234.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Balfour Road, OxfordUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 m away
Minor
Sandy Lane West, OxfordHighway repair and maintenance works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Minor
Garsington Road, OxfordUtility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 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 13.8 km away
Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks.
application due September 2025 27.1 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 Blackbird Leys: +8% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.4% in two years.