What's changing near SK8 1ED
Within 2 km, around Gatley South & Cheadle West in Stockport. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
57new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Gatley South & Cheadle West, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.2%)
–crime data not published here (Greater Manchester)
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
49 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
550 m away - School closed
School closed: Ashcroft SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2024
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
39since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SK8 1ED 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
13storm overflows within 2 km
1,388hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
380spill events counted
- United Utilities
Stockport Wwtwinto River Mersey82 spills, 437 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
650yds Ds Kingway Rvr Bridge Csointo River Mersey48 spills, 219 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Stockport Wwtwinto River Mersey18 spills, 196 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - United Utilities
Cheadle Golf Course Cso (43198)into Micker Brook36 spills, 122 hours in 2025
600 m away - United Utilities
Tbcinto Micker Brook44 spills, 109 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - United Utilities
Tbcinto River Mersey38 spills, 106 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - United Utilities
The Circuit Cso 432utinto River Mersey56 spills, 101 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
Mill Lane Cemetery Csointo Chorlton Brook15 spills, 32 hours in 2025
750 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
63 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (114 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 510 kW
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Weinerberger House, Brooks Drive - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 130 kW
Sept 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hercules Office Park, Bird Hall Lane - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2023
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Scotscroft Towers Business Park, Wilmslow Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store East DidsburyApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2020
2.2 km away - Battery storage
Adswood Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mercedes Benz, Heaton Mersey - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Cheadle Hulme School, Claremont Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Oct 2023
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Burnage StoreApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2020
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Parfett and Son, Didsbury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
May 2023
3.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Manchester Road, CheadleHighway improvement works · STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Major
Wilmslow Road, CheadleUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major
Schools Hill, CheadleUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Kingston Hill, CheadleUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Daylesford Road, CheadleUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Standard
Brackenwood Drive, CheadleUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Minor
Brook Street, CheadleHighway improvement works · STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Demmings Road, CheadleUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Argyll Road, CheadleHighway improvement works · STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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 Aug 2014
13.9 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
17.7 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
23.0 km away - Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire. decided Mar 2017
24.3 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: South Manchester Resource Recovery Centre (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 2.3 km); Audi Stockport, Brinksway, Edgeley - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.9 km); West Didsbury Battery Storage (battery storage, 5.5 km); Welkin Road, Bredbury - Battery Storage System (battery storage, 5.6 km); Bredbury Park Way - AD Stockport (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.5 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.