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
8storm overflows within 2 km
1,278hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
324spill events counted
South West Water
Tavistock College Playing Fieldinto River Tavy80 spills, 501 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
South West Water
Siphon Telephone Box Csointo River Tavy64 spills, 292 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
South West Water
West Bridge Csointo River Tavy79 spills, 272 hours in 2025
1 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (150 kW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2022 1.6 km away
Running nearest: Parkwood Road Rooftop Solar Array (rooftop solar, 800 m).
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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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
10 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major, planned
Brook Street, TavistockUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 150 m away
Major
Brook Street, TavistockUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 150 m away
Major, planned
Road From Taviton Cottages To Petertavy Cross, TavistockUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 m away
Major
Road From Taviton Cottages To Petertavy Cross, TavistockUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 m away
Standard
Tamar Avenue, TavistockNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
Standard
Down Park Drive, TavistockHighway repair and maintenance works · DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Rocky Hill, TavistockUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Standard
Downlea, TavistockHighway repair and maintenance works · DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Standard
Cox Tor Road, TavistockUtility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) · Some carriageway incursion
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.