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
9storm overflows within 2 km
1,516hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
291spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Swinton Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Don106 spills, 801 hours in 2025
900 m away
Yorkshire Water
Britain Street Csointo River Don Via Public Sewer41 spills, 143 hours in 2025
250 m away
Yorkshire Water
Denaby No 2 Stwinto River Don32 spills, 134 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Yorkshire Water
Lime Grove Csointo Clvrt Trib Of Kilnhurst Cut35 spills, 111 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Yorkshire Water
Ferryboat Lane Sewage Pumping Stninto Unnamed Trib Of River Don13 spills, 97 hours in 2025
700 m away
Yorkshire Water
Carlisle Street Csointo Sheff & South Yorks Nav Canal27 spills, 84 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Yorkshire Water
Swinton Road Csointo River Don Via Pubic Sewer25 spills, 76 hours in 2025
200 m away
Yorkshire Water
Pastures Road Spsinto Tributary Of The River Dearne9 spills, 52 hours in 2025
Wood Street, DoncasterUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
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 24.8 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 850 m away
Major
Derwent Road, DoncasterHighway repair and maintenance works · DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
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.
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 26.6 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 27.1 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.