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
7storm overflows within 2 km
178hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
68spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Rainbow Avenue Spsinto Tributary Of Shire Brook8 spills, 79 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Yorkshire Water
The Mill No 2 Csointo Trib Of Short Brook31 spills, 72 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Yorkshire Water
Tulip Tree Close Csointo River Rother10 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Yorkshire Water
Beighton Stwinto Shire Brook11 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Greengates Lane Csointo Tributary Of The River Rother8 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Yorkshire Water
Armstead Road Csointo Ochre Dyke0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
46 planned, approved or being built and 16 running (231 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Chesterfield Road, Swallownest - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
Sept 2023 2.2 km away
Battery storage
Westthorpe Fields Road, Killamarsh - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2023 3.4 km away
Solar farm
New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 31 MW
Dec 2024 3.7 km away
Battery storage
New South Farm, Piper Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 12 MW
Dec 2024 3.7 km away
Battery storage
Orgreave Place - Flexible Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2026 4.2 km away
Battery storage
Hard Lane, Kiveton Park - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Feb 2025 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Charnock Hall Primary School, Carter Hall Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Jun 2026 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Advanced Blade Building, Brunel Way - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
Nov 2024 5.7 km away
Solar farm
Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jun 2023 6.9 km away
Battery storage
Common Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 49 MW
Jun 2023 6.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 12 of them major.
Major, planned
Beckton Court, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Beckton Court, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Beckton Court, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Owlthorpe Greenway, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major
Owlthorpe Greenway, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
High Street, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major
High Street, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Thorpe Green, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major, planned
Rother Valley Way, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Mar 2027 950 m away
Major, planned
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-examination
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
application due June 2026 5.7 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 Sothall: +30% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.6% in two years.
Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth - Battery Energy storagePlanning application in · 40 MW
Sept 2024 7.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Lindrick Way, Barlborough - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2024 7.6 km away
Running nearest: Holbrook Community Renewable Energy Centre (biomass, 1.2 km); Penny Hill Lane (wind farm, 5.4 km); Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (wind farm, 5.8 km); The Breck (solar farm, 6.9 km); Loscar Farm (wind farm, 7.4 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.
Springwell Drive, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Major, planned
Springwell Drive, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 950 m away
Major
Springwell Drive, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.