What's changing near SK6 8DR
Within 2 km, around High Lane in Stockport. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
11new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.9%like-for-like prices in High Lane, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.2%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
19since energy certificates began (2008)
0in SK6 8DR itself
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
332hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
68spill events counted
- United Utilities
Coppiceside Ps Disleyinto Bollinhurst Brook31 spills, 263 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Opp 255 Buxton Roadinto Hazel Grove Brook9 spills, 36 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Buxton Rd Andrew Ln Cso 435gxinto Unnamed Brook28 spills, 33 hours in 2025
500 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
26 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Torkington Road, Hazel Grove - Solar PV PanelsPlanning application in · 30 MW
Jun 2025
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Newby Road, Hazel Grove - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Nov 2022
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, London Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Sept 2025
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Adidas Centre, Hazel Grove - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Feb 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
New Mills Leisure Centre, Hyde Bank Road - PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 110 kW
Mar 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bramhall High School, Seal Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
May 2023
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Goyt Hall Farm, Goyt Valley Footpath - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Aug 2024
5.5 km away - Battery storage
Woodford Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
May 2025
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Marsh Lane, Gowhole - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Jan 2025
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Rrg Toyota, St Marys Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2025
6.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Brookside Lane, StockportUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Buxton Road, StockportUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Andrew Lane, StockportUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Andrew Lane, StockportUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Fletcher Drive, StockportRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
- Decideddecided Nov 2022
11.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
23.9 km away - Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire. decided Mar 2017
28.9 km away - Pre-application
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
29.1 km away - 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Welkin Road, Bredbury - Battery Storage System (battery storage, 7.0 km); Arden Quarry Landfill (landfill gas, 7.2 km); Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.4 km); Audi Stockport, Brinksway, Edgeley - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 8.0 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.
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.