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
2storm overflows within 2 km
154hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
56spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Brinsworth Sewage Pumping Stationinto Trib Of River Rother49 spills, 128 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
Yorkshire Water
Whitehall Lane Csointo Tributary Of The River Rother7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
56 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (191 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage
Brinsworth Road, Brinsworth - Battery Energy storagePlanning application in · 40 MW
Sept 2024 250 m away
Rooftop solar
Advanced Blade Building, Brunel Way - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 810 kW
Nov 2024 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Clipper Logistics, Shepcote Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2023 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Ickles Works, Templeborough - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Sept 2022 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Vodafone Telephone Exchange, Europa Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Mar 2023 2.0 km away
Battery storage
Magna Way, Templeborough - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022 2.0 km away
Energy from waste
Former Templeborough Steel WorksApproved, not yet built · 23 MW
Oct 2016 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Shepcote Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Aug 2023 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse, Meadowhall Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Broughton Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2022 2.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Normanville Avenue, RotherhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Major
Bawtry Road Service Road, RotherhamOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Major, planned
Bawtry Road, RotherhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 850 m away
Standard
Fullerton Drive, RotherhamDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 350 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-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.
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 Brinsworth: +28% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.