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).
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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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
9 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Goring Road, ReadingUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Minor
Bridle Path, ReadingHighway improvement works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Wayside Green, ReadingUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Minor
West Chiltern, ReadingUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
Minor
Whitehouse Road, ReadingHighway improvement works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Minor
Whitehouse Road, ReadingUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Minor
Bridle Path, ReadingUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Bridle Path, ReadingHighway improvement works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Minor
The Close, ReadingUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some 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.
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.
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 13.7 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch: +18% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.