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
15storm overflows within 2 km
1,097hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
358spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
High Bridge Hillsborough Csointo River Don80 spills, 509 hours in 2025
950 m away
Yorkshire Water
Herries Road No 2 Csointo Todd Hole Dike/Mill Stream71 spills, 264 hours in 2025
1.3 km away
Yorkshire Water
Watersmeet Road No1 Csointo River Loxley47 spills, 104 hours in 2025
35 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (114 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
The Big Yellow Self Storage, Penistone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Nov 2022 700 m away
Rooftop solar
Fletchers Bakeries, Clay Wheels Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
Dec 2022 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Fletchers Bakeries Limited, Clay Wheels Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 600 kW
Aug 2023 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar PV ArrayPlanning application in · 350 kW
Aug 2024 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Feb 2024 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Woolley Wood School, Chaucer Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2026 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Special Melted Products, President Way Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Mar 2023 3.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Special Melted Products, Atlas Works - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Apr 2023 3.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Northern General Hospital, Herries Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2024 4.0 km away
Battery storage
Petre & Carlisle Street East & Petre Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 11 of them major.
Major, planned
Forbes Road, SheffieldWorks for Rail Purposes · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Major, planned
Langsett Road, SheffieldWorks for Rail Purposes · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Major, planned
Ripley Street, SheffieldWorks for Rail Purposes · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 350 m away
Major, planned
Hammerton Road, SheffieldHighway improvement works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major
Hammerton Road, SheffieldHighway improvement works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Upwood Road, SheffieldHighway improvement works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major
Upwood Road, SheffieldHighway improvement works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Dykes Hall Road, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Major
Burnaby Crescent, SheffieldUtility asset works · SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
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 14.7 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 Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge: +31% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.5% in two years.