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
1storm overflows within 2 km
288hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
23spill events counted
Thames Water
Swindon Wwtwinto River Ray23 spills, 288 hours in 2025
37 planned, approved or being built and 22 running (244 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Paddington Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Feb 2024 600 m away
Rooftop solar
Unit O, Penzance Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
May 2024 750 m away
Rooftop solar
Rivermead Drive, Rivermead Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2022 1.0 km away
Battery storage
Brindley Close (Extension)Being built · 6 MW
May 2022 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Newcome Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2022 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Frankland Road, Blagrove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025 2.5 km away
Solar farm
Studley Grange Farm, Studley - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Apr 2026 3.2 km away
Battery storage
Studley Grange Landfill Site, Garden Centre Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2023 3.2 km away
Solar farm
Berkeley Farm Dairy, Swindon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jun 2023 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Mead Way, SwindonNew service connection · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Major
Mead Way, SwindonNew service connection · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Standard
Corton Crescent, SwindonHighway improvement works · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 600 m away
Standard
Corton Crescent, SwindonHighway improvement works · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 600 m away
Standard
Paddington Drive, SwindonHighway improvement works · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Standard
Link Avenue, SwindonHighway improvement works · SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Minor
Hadleigh Close, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 200 m away
Minor
Sn510 Footpath, SwindonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
Minor
Watercrook Mews, SwindonRemedial works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Ridge Green, Swindon
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.
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 Westlea & Shaw: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.