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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
38 planned, approved or being built and 24 running (288 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Arkwright Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsBeing built · 910 kW
Dec 2022 400 m away
Rooftop solar
David Lloyd, Latham Road, Abbey Meads - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2023 950 m away
Rooftop solar
Parsonage Road, Stratton St Margaret - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jul 2022 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Alpha Building Europa Park, Stratton St Margaret - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Brittannia Trade Park, Radway Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2026 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024 2.0 km away
Battery storage
Catsbrain Farm - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Oct 2023 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Honda Motor Europe Logistics NV, Viscount Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Aug 2024 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Viscount Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2025 3.3 km away
Solar farm
Little Rose Lane, Blunsdon - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Feb 2026 3.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
Allington Road, SwindonOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Standard
Sn368 Footpath, SwindonUtility repair and maintenance works · WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Minor
Sn219 Footpath, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 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
Pre-application
West Oxfordshire Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option)Dams and Reservoirs · The site for the proposed new reservoir is south west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The site is bounded by the A34 to the east, the Great Western Main Line railway (London to Bristol) to the south, the A338 to the west, and the River Ock to the north.
application due November 2026 30.0 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 Penhill: +31% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.2% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Newcome Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Queenslaine Farm, Highworth Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 66 MW
Sept 2025 3.4 km away
Running nearest: B&Q Swindon DC (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); B and Q Distribution Centre Highworth Road (battery storage, 2.5 km); Chapel Farm Landfill (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Land at Beech Farm (solar farm, 3.1 km); Stanton solar park (solar farm, 3.2 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.