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
10storm overflows within 2 km
1,333hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
250spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Swinton Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Don106 spills, 801 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Yorkshire Water
Britain Street Csointo River Don Via Public Sewer41 spills, 143 hours in 2025
850 m away
Yorkshire Water
Denaby No 2 Stwinto River Don32 spills, 134 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Yorkshire Water
Ferryboat Lane Sewage Pumping Stninto Unnamed Trib Of River Don13 spills, 97 hours in 2025
650 m away
Yorkshire Water
Swinton Road Csointo River Don Via Pubic Sewer25 spills, 76 hours in 2025
800 m away
Yorkshire Water
Pastures Road Spsinto Tributary Of The River Dearne9 spills, 52 hours in 2025
700 m away
Yorkshire Water
Greys Bridge Csointo River Don3 spills, 20 hours in 2025
850 m away
Yorkshire Water
Harlington Road Csointo River Dearne15 spills, 9 hours in 2025
43 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (22 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Eland House, Denaby - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 330 kW
Apr 2022 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
De Warenne Academy, Gardens Lane - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Dec 2025 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Bluetree Group, Brookfields Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Oct 2022 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Brookfields Park, Brookfields Drive - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Brookfields Park, Brookfields Drive - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024 3.3 km away
Solar farm
Firsby Lane, Hooton Roberts - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 14 MW
May 2026 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Red House Farm, High Melton -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Sept 2022 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Red House Farm, High Melton - Red House Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2021 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Doncaster Road, Doncaster Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2023 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Meadows Road, Manvers - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 2 MW
Feb 2022 4.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major
Derwent Drive, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major
Derwent Road, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major
Greens Way, DoncasterHighway improvement works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Major, planned
Station Road From Bank Street To Car Park Service Road, DoncasterHighway improvement works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 950 m away
Major
Station Road From Bank Street To Car Park Service Road, DoncasterHighway improvement works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 950 m away
Standard
Denaby Lane, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
Denaby Lane, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
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.
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council.
application due June 2027 24.7 km away
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 Mexborough East: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.9% in two years.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Pre-application
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M).
Eggborough CCGTGenerating Stations · Near Eggborough village, Selby District, North Yorkshire
decided Sept 2018 26.1 km away
Recommendation
Tween Bridge Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land either side of the M180, High Level Banks (the A18) and the Stainforth and Keadby Canal
application due July 2025 26.4 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.