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
3storm overflows within 2 km
293hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
90spill events counted
United Utilities
Wellington Rd North/into Black Brook55 spills, 155 hours in 2025
900 m away
United Utilities
Penny Lane Grimesbottom Cso 43122into River Tame35 spills, 138 hours in 2025
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
application due September 2027 27.3 km away
Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
application due May 2027 27.3 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 28.7 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 Heaton Chapel & Shaw Road: +24% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.4% in two years.
Tesco Store East DidsburyApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2020 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Mar 2026 3.6 km away
Running nearest: Audi Stockport, Brinksway, Edgeley - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Welkin Road, Bredbury - Battery Storage System (battery storage, 3.0 km); Denton Hall Farm Road, Denton - Solar Photovoltaic System (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Tesco Super-Store (Garratt Way, Gorton) (rooftop solar, 3.7 km); Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.1 km).
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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1Underground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North.
application due April 2027 28.8 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.