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).
34 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Eskdale Road, Winnersh - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Sept 2022 3.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Henry Street Garden Centre, Swallowfield Road, - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Nov 2023 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Woodley Library Solar PlanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2021 3.5 km away
Solar farm
Aborfield Solar ParkBeing built · 14 MW
Jul 2021 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Relief Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Feb 2022 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Reading International Business Park, Relief Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Reading International Business Park - Roof Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Dec 2021 4.1 km away
Solar farm
Reading International Business Park - Car Port & Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2024 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Suttons Park Avenue, Suttons Business Park - Solar PVApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2023 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Arena Business Park, Acre Road- Photovoltaics Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2023 4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Footpath Between Gipsy Lane And Felixstowe And Southwold And Saltersgate And Mildenhall Close, EarleyUtility asset works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Standard
Bourn Close, EarleyDisconnection or alteration of supply · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Minor
Footpath In Front Of 1 To 8 Bassett Close, EarleyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 50 m away
Minor
Selsey Way, EarleyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Graffham Close, EarleyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Squirrels Way, EarleyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste).
application due January 2027 28.9 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
Transport
Reading Green Park stationNew station in south Reading, opened May 2023
May 2023 4.5 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Lower Earley South: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.