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
20storm overflows within 2 km
1,684hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
300spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Blackburn Meadows Wastewater Worksinto River Don62 spills, 990 hours in 2025
800 m away
Yorkshire Water
Blackburn Meadows Wastewater Worksinto River Don21 spills, 202 hours in 2025
550 m away
Yorkshire Water
Town Street Sheffield Csointo Don32 spills, 78 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Yorkshire Water
Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto Tributary Of The River Rother17 spills, 71 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Yorkshire Water
Town Street Sheffield Csointo Don27 spills, 53 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Yorkshire Water
Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto Tributary Of The River Rother14 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Yorkshire Water
Dropping Well Road Spsinto Oakley Bottom Dike27 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Yorkshire Water
Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto Tributary Of The River Rother12 spills, 44 hours in 2025
61 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (184 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Energy from waste
Former Templeborough Steel WorksApproved, not yet built · 23 MW
Oct 2016 1.2 km away
Battery storage
Magna Way, Templeborough - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Taj Foods, Roman Ridge Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Jun 2025 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Meadowhall Centre, Meadowhall Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Oct 2025 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Ickles Works, Templeborough - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Sept 2022 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Shepcote Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 4 MW
Aug 2023 2.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Mar 2024 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Clipper Logistics, Shepcote Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2023 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse, Meadowhall Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 2.8 km away
Battery storage
Claire Court, Rawmarsh Road - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Jun 20233.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
South Road, RotherhamDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
South Road, RotherhamDisconnection or alteration of supply · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Standard
Kimberworth Road, RotherhamNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 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 Kimberworth: +40% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.