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
14storm overflows within 2 km
3,499hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
587spill events counted
United Utilities
Glossop Stwinto Trib River Etherow102 spills, 1,411 hours in 2025
17 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (9 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Glossop Caravans, Brookfield - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Aug 2025 900 m away
Battery storage
Graphite Way, Hadfield - Battery Energy Storage UnitApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 900 m away
Solar farm
Carpenter Plc, Dinting Lodge Industrial Estate - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2025 1.4 km away
Battery storage
Sheffield Road - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022 5.0 km away
Battery storage
Printworks Road - Stalybridge Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 150 MW
Dec 2023 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Morrisons Superstore, Mottram Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 480 kW
Nov 2025 5.6 km away
Battery storage
Tame Box, Tame Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2022 5.7 km away
Landfill gas
Tame Power - Flexible Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Dec 2024 6.0 km away
Battery storage
Holden WayApproved, not yet built · 6 MW
Jun 2018 6.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 310 kW
Jun 2026 6.4 km away
Other
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
A57 From J A6018/Start Of Dualling To J A628/End Of Dualling E, TamesideUtility repair and maintenance works · SP Electricity North West · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
Standard
Taylor Street, HollingworthUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 250 m away
Standard
Watkin Avenue, GlossopNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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 Mottram, Hollingworth & Broadbottom: +37% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 60 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.5% in two years.