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
9storm overflows within 2 km
2,215hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
405spill events counted
South West Water
Crowndale Cottages Csointo Trib Of The River Tavy72 spills, 816 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
South West Water
Tavistock College Playing Fieldinto River Tavy80 spills, 501 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
South West Water
Siphon Telephone Box Csointo River Tavy64 spills, 292 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
South West Water
West Bridge Csointo River Tavy79 spills, 272 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
South West Water
Crowndale Wwtwinto River Tavy9 spills, 122 hours in 2025
4 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2022 750 m away
Solar farm
Mayflower Water Treatment Works, Roborough Down - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Feb 2024 9.4 km away
Battery storage
Tamerton Road, Woolwell - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Apr 2026 9.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Tamerton Road, Roborough - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2022 9.7 km away
Running nearest: Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Array (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Dartmoor Bio Power (energy from waste, 9.3 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Church Hill, WhitchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 650 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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 Tavistock: +21% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 120 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.3% in two years.